Environment in Ghana

2,559 indicators covering environment for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Urea — Import value 23,846 1000 USD 2023 up 34.6% 76th
Urea — Import quantity 52,684 t 2023 up 47.6% 78th
Hardboard — Export quantity 27 m3 2024 84th
Hardboard — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 up 150.0% 98th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 6,476 t 2024 up 11,464.3% 16th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 9,453 1000 USD 2024 up 12,504.0% 10th
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.4% 116th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 32 m3 2024 down 82.3% 142nd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 12 1000 USD 2024 down 97.7% 150th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 10,947 1000 USD 2023 up 144.4% 62nd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 34.66 USD/m3 2023 up 31.5% 57th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 119,860 t 2023 up 20.7% 20th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 105,910 1000 USD 2023 up 76.4% 6th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 20,001 t 2023 up 126.5% 67th
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 28,492 t 2023 down 21.2% 60th
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 9,413 1000 USD 2023 down 3.7% 58th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 307.71 t 2023 up 151.7% 77th
Potassium nitrate — Import value 388.48 1000 USD 2023 up 165.9% 77th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.06 USD/m3 2023 down 57.1% 132nd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 300,860 hectares 2025 up 55.1% 71st
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 74.98 t 2023 down 35.9% 89th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 171.1 1000 USD 2023 down 32.5% 78th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 2,595 t 2023 down 72.2% 82nd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 1,838 1000 USD 2023 down 38.0% 81st
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 35.42 t 2023 down 92.2% 124th
Other NP compounds — Import value 95.07 1000 USD 2023 down 80.4% 112th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 349.48 1000 USD 2023 up 91.9% 93rd
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 353.28 1000 USD 2023 up 1,411.0% 93rd
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 267.85 t 2023 up 81.0% 101st
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 327.22 t 2023 up 1,108.8% 97th
Share using safely managed drinking water 42.9% 2024 up 45.3% 132nd
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 19.64 million people 2024 down 0.6% 23rd
Drinking water service usage 42.9% 2024 up 45.3% 132nd
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.79 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.9% 97th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 20.91 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 5.0% 36th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 5,083 t 2023 down 60.5% 40th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 2,035 1000 USD 2023 down 68.2% 47th
PK compounds — Import value 245.18 1000 USD 2023 up 1,401.4% 86th
PK compounds — Import quantity 98.12 t 2023 up 807.7% 100th
Sodium nitrate — Import value 212.99 1000 USD 2023 down 7.2% 65th
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 151 t 2023 down 41.5% 70th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 2,021 million SLC 2024 up 647.3% 97th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 139.67 million USD 2024 up 49.6% 98th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 135.07 million USD 2024 up 63.8% 92nd
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 2,836 1000 USD 2023 up 2,344.5% 45th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 84.07 1000 ha 2024 up 438.9% 73rd
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.67 % 2024 up 415.4% 105th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 7,361 t 2023 up 4,478.4% 33rd
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 777.13 t 2023 down 64.9% 52nd
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 206.96 1000 USD 2023 down 72.4% 68th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 0.0132 t per square kilometre 2023 down 57.1% 108th
Phosphate rock — Import value 145.39 1000 USD 2023 up 587.1% 63rd
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 0.67 % 2024 down 13.0% 136th
Phosphate rock — Import quantity 153.42 t 2023 up 600.2% 76th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 69.58 t 2023 up 909.9% 85th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 110.01 1000 USD 2023 up 334.6% 78th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 310.67 million USD 2024 down 5.0% 71st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 313.32 million USD 2024 up 8.5% 71st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 4.71 % 2024 up 19.7% 40th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.0204 2024 down 31.8% 104th