Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana
Ghana: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 7.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana peaked at 7.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 128th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.8% | — |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Ghana was 7.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Ghana ranks 128th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.