Environment in Ghana 2,559 indicators covering environment for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 98 1000 USD 2024 down 71.7% 133rd Forest rents 3.8% 2021 down 31.7% 21st Water withdrawals per capita 43.35 cubic meters per person 2023 down 11.3% 159th Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 1,093 t 2023 down 97.7% 53rd Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 230.08 1000 USD 2023 down 99.0% 66th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 47.31 2022 up 41.9% 68th Exported deforestation 23,815 hectares 2023 up 13.9% 14th Imported deforestation 4,734 hectares 2023 up 10.7% 50th Deforestation embedded in trade -19,081 hectares 2023 down 14.7% 170th Consumption-based deforestation per person 13.05 square meters 2023 up 48.5% 24th Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 1 % 2021 up 400.0% 82nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 3.76 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 31.7% 17th Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 840.7 Square kilometres 2024 up 438.9% 52nd Industrial water withdrawal 95.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 105th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 67,317 1000 USD 2023 down 26.8% 35th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 20,115 t 2023 up 13.9% 10th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 72,808 t 2023 up 92.5% 7th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 211,725 1000 USD 2023 up 142.5% 16th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,767 t 2023 up 1.9% 75th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 7,421 1000 USD 2023 up 30.0% 86th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,462 t 2023 down 6.3% 69th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 54,719 1000 USD 2023 down 1.7% 41st 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 38.01 1000 ha 2024 up 1,027.9% 66th Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 60.20 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 41.9% 42nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 298 t 2016 up 1,003.7% 62nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 236 1000 USD 2016 up 191.4% 69th Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 855.57 t 2023 up 303.5% 16th Hazardous pesticides — Import value 2,545 1000 USD 2023 up 366.1% 25th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 12,604 Hectares 2020 down 1.1% 60th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,513 Hectares 2020 down 15.8% 68th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5,221 Hectares 2020 down 0.6% 47th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 7,986 Hectares 2020 up 0.5% 55th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 22,753 Hectares 2020 down 0.0% 75th Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 1,255 Square kilometres 2023 up 344.9% 43rd Urea — Export quantity 81 t 2022 up 31.7% 102nd Urea — Export value 90.17 1000 USD 2022 up 278.4% 97th Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 4 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% 89th Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 178 1000 t 2023 up 44.7% 35th Freshwater Fish — Food 178 1000 t 2023 up 44.7% 35th Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 5.27 kg/cap 2023 up 17.6% 41st Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 23.62 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 70.7% 61st Freshwater Fish — Food supply 10.9 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 18.2% 38th Freshwater Fish — Food supply 134,475 million Kcal 2023 up 46.0% 35th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 1.52 g/cap/d 2023 up 18.8% 36th Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 18,761 t 2023 up 46.8% 35th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.54 g/cap/d 2023 up 17.4% 37th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 6,608 t 2023 up 45.1% 35th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 91st Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 94th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 62.21 1000 USD 2022 up 212.3% 66th Freshwater Fish — Production 175 1000 t 2023 up 42.3% 36th Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 99th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 34.11 t 2022 up 232.1% 74th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 86.0% 2025 unchanged 23rd Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 83.7% 2025 unchanged 29th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 72.7% 2025 unchanged 45th Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 94.9% 2025 unchanged 22nd Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 83.7% 2025 unchanged 32nd Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 86.0% 2025 unchanged 25th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 72.7% 2025 unchanged 49th ← Previous Page 23 of 43 Next →