Environment in Ghana

2,559 indicators covering environment for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 7,088 1000 USD 2018 up 103.5% 47th
Drinking water services 1.45 million people 2024 down 40.2% 18th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 0 m3 2024 59th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 11,136 m3 2018 89th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 9,943 1000 USD 2018 84th
Insecticides — Import value 42,108 1000 USD 2009 up 402.3% 30th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 4,313 m3 2018 up 185.1% 74th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value 4,441 1000 USD 2018 up 831.0% 25th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 11,589 m3 2018 up 1,214.0% 95th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 4,822 1000 USD 2018 up 978.7% 101st
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 60.2 2024 down 41.9% 47th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 up 100.0% 97th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value 32 1000 USD 2018 up 129.9% 29th
Drinking water services in rural areas 1.45 million people 2024 down 34.8% 18th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 95.0% 2025 unchanged 22nd
Agriculture-driven deforestation 92,142 hectares 2024 down 9.7% 20th
Herbicides — Import value 47,392 1000 USD 2009 up 3,212.7% 35th
Disinfectants, etc — Import value 24,133 1000 USD 2009 up 3,040.3% 21st
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 732 m3 2018 up 313.6% 112th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 366 1000 USD 2018 up 422.9% 116th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity -1,052 m3 2018 down 1,447.1% 123rd
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value -613 1000 USD 2018 down 246.3% 87th
China — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 15,220 1000 USD 2018 up 459.4% 68th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity 16,119 t 2018 up 10.6% 59th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Value 11,543 1000 USD 2018 up 3.6% 58th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -2.7 Mt CO2e 2023 up 28.6% 89th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Quantity 3 t 2018 down 99.9% 25th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2018 down 99.9% 35th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 13.33 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 37th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 5,483 m3 2018 up 20,207.4% 110th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 5,091 1000 USD 2018 up 25,355.0% 95th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Quantity 1 m3 2018 up 100.1% 78th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Import Value 7 1000 USD 2018 up 101.0% 37th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 4,176 t 2024 up 4,439.1% 58th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 1,169 1000 USD 2024 up 3,059.5% 54th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 1,366 1000 USD 2007 down 19.9% 113th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.5% 2023 down 91.8% 183rd
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 23.62 2024 down 70.7% 68th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 222 m3 2018 97th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Import Value 273 1000 USD 2018 96th
Other NP compounds — Export quantity 100.2 t 2021 up 87.6% 62nd
Other NP compounds — Export value 70.51 1000 USD 2021 up 392.4% 66th
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 0.5% 2023 down 91.8% 170th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 6,340 t 2018 up 239.4% 58th
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 5,191 1000 USD 2018 up 174.2% 74th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -3.63 Mt CO2e 2023 down 5.9% 164th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Value 7 1000 USD 2018 up 143.8% 47th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 2 m3 2018 down 81.8% 69th
Insecticides — Import quantity 9,466 t 2009 up 246.9% 20th
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 5,043 1000 USD 2018 up 51.0% 87th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export quantity 10.87 t 2023 up 2.1% 70th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Export value 27.2 1000 USD 2023 up 107.6% 67th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export quantity 48,588 t 2023 up 38.4% 21st
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Export value 41,804 1000 USD 2023 up 54.5% 13th
Fungicides — Import value 50,876 1000 USD 2009 up 1,918.1% 25th
Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 1,594 t 2009 up 549.3% 67th
Herbicides — Import quantity 25,790 t 2009 up 11,412.4% 9th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 29 t 2024 down 85.1% 97th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 26 1000 USD 2024 down 57.4% 100th
Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 6,018 t 2018 up 220.6% 71st