Environment in Ghana

2,543 indicators covering environment for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Forest land — Share in Land area 30.86 % 2024 up 5.4% 131st
Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,671.1% 47th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,051.6% 54th
Other land — Area 3,130 1000 ha 2024 down 15.8% 98th
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.49 g/Int$ 2024 up 642.6% 19th
Solid biofuels — Energy production 168,558 TJ 2024 up 11.8% 43rd
Fuelwood — Energy production 168,558 TJ 2024 up 11.8% 34th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 385.9% 83rd
Asses — Stocks 15,140 An 2023 up 5.5% 67th
Asses — Amount excreted in manure 330,461 kg 2023 up 5.5% 65th
Asses — Manure left on pasture 327,156 kg 2023 up 5.5% 65th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 65,431 kg 2023 up 5.5% 65th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 98,147 kg 2023 up 5.5% 65th
Asses — Manure management 6,609 kg 2023 up 5.5% 61st
Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Asses — Manure applied to soils 6,609 kg 2023 up 5.5% 61st
Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 1,322 kg 2023 up 5.5% 61st
Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 1,983 kg 2023 up 5.5% 61st
Veneer sheets — Production 16,584 m3 2024 down 93.8% 75th
Recovered paper — Export value 15 1000 USD 2024 down 97.7% 179th
Recovered paper — Export quantity 1 t 2024 down 100.0% 208th
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 168,565 TJ 2024 up 11.8% 45th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 1 t 2024 160th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 27 1000 USD 2024 126th
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 103,147 TJ 2024 down 5.3% 50th
Municipal water withdrawal 299.60 million cubic meters 2023 up 19.4% 104th
Fuelwood — Energy consumption 60,640 TJ 2024 down 6.6% 55th
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 103,147 TJ 2024 down 5.3% 53rd
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 42nd
Asses — Share in total livestock 0.12 %LSU 2023 down 29.4% 84th
Asses — Stocks 4,542 LSU 2023 up 5.5% 73rd
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 10,115 t 2024 up 396.6% 70th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 13,071 1000 USD 2024 up 237.8% 73rd
Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0672 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,814.4% 72nd
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0458 t per square kilometre 2023 up 2,058.9% 78th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0663 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,772.5% 73rd
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0458 t per square kilometre 2023 up 2,058.7% 77th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 28.14 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 16.3% 53rd
Charcoal — Energy production 42,527 TJ 2024 down 3.3% 12th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 7 m3 2024 down 98.9% 151st
Wood fuel — Import value 16 1000 USD 2024 up 14.3% 124th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 76,886 Square kilometres 2023 up 0.4% 52nd
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0672 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,813.0% 69th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0459 t per square kilometre 2023 up 2,063.6% 74th
Land use hidden — Forest 80,074 Square kilometres 2023 up 1.3% 53rd
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 3,188 Square kilometres 2023 up 30.5% 54th
Wood residues — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 186th
Wood residues — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 180th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0794 m3 per person 2024 up 1.6% 72nd
Charcoal — Energy consumption 42,508 TJ 2024 down 3.3% 12th
Annual freshwater withdrawals 1.45 billion billion cubic meters 2022 up 10.1% 100th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0779 m3 per person 2024 up 2.0% 59th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.1% 51st
Wood residues — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 132nd
Wood residues — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 130th
Wood fuel — Export quantity 1,236 m3 2024 down 81.0% 59th
Wood fuel — Export value 267 1000 USD 2024 down 86.8% 55th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.8% 33rd
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 6.31 2022 up 10.1% 112th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 4,020 m3 2024 up 6,181.2% 79th