Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 2.91 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana stood at 2.91 billion current US$.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana peaked at 3.58 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.86 million current US$, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140.30 million current US$ | 53.86 million current US$ | 230.09 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 230.93 million current US$ | 156.69 million current US$ | 294.21 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 542.58 million current US$ | 306.17 million current US$ | 762.76 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 billion current US$ | 485.09 million current US$ | 1.98 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 billion current US$ | 1.86 billion current US$ | 3.58 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 billion current US$ | 2.66 billion current US$ | 2.91 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Ghana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.07 billion current LCU (2017)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.77 billion current US$ (2017)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 94.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -87.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -6.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,398 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,630 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana was 2.91 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 billion current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.86 million current US$ in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.