Environment in Ghana 2,543 indicators covering environment for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -24.96 kg/ha 2023 down 33.1% 177th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 124.81 % 2023 up 22.6% 11th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 330.01 % 2023 up 68.7% 6th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 537.89 % 2023 up 33.9% 5th Arable land use per person 0.1394 hectares per person 2023 down 12.7% 90th Forest area 7.06 million hectares 2025 up 5.3% 64th Share of global forest area 0.2% 2025 up 6.4% 64th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.223 2023 up 116.8% 52nd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 71.2% 111th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.9229 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 127.0% 27th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.383 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% 29th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 41.9% 122nd Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,626.0% 47th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,720.2% 48th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.3% 49th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 118.8% 39th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.5% 60th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 79.9% 57th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.3% 55th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 69.4% 92nd Plywood and LVL — Production 24,466 m3 2024 down 86.1% 83rd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -63.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 193.9% 181st Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 88.7% 132nd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 146.5% 124th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 up 22.7% 110th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 up 159.7% 107th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0416 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% 68th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0525 t per square kilometre 2023 up 16.6% 67th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 8.9% 60th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 203.9% 47th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 55.3% 33rd Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -18.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 177.6% 130th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 24 t 2024 — 74th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 20 1000 USD 2024 — 80th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -54.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 829.9% 181st Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.61 m3 per person 2024 up 5.8% 5th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 1.61 m3 per person 2024 up 5.8% 6th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.69 m3 per person 2024 up 5.6% 9th Roundwood — Production, per capita 1.69 m3 per person 2024 up 5.5% 19th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -60.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 255.1% 173rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 24,351 t 2024 up 11,070.2% 75th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 21,412 1000 USD 2024 up 13,538.2% 76th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.1589 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 70.6% 45th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 42.3% 45th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.7% 106th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 51.7% 96th Recovered paper — Import quantity 19,138 t 2024 up 3,689.7% 63rd Recovered paper — Import value 2,007 1000 USD 2024 up 3,421.1% 77th Annual change in forest area 35,720 hectares 2025 unchanged 15th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.5% 2025 down 5.1% 21st Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.5% 2025 down 5.1% 20th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 35,720 hectares 2025 unchanged 15th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 33.7% 68th Fibreboard — Export quantity 39 m3 2024 down 9.3% 136th Fibreboard — Export value 14 1000 USD 2024 down 56.2% 138th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person 2024 down 18.5% 95th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -49.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 270.6% 173rd Forest land — Area 7,056 1000 ha 2025 up 5.3% 74th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 6,756 1000 ha 2025 up 3.8% 67th ← Previous Page 14 of 43 Next →