Forest area in Ghana
Ghana: Forest area was 80,074 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Ghana is 80,074 sq. km, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Ghana peaked at 99,243 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78,804 sq. km, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 58th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,402 sq. km | 89,562 sq. km | 99,243 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,411 sq. km | 80,335 sq. km | 88,486 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,306 sq. km | 78,804 sq. km | 79,785 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,965 sq. km | 79,857 sq. km | 80,074 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,688 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 5.77 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Ghana?
- Forest area in Ghana was 80,074 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99,243 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,804 sq. km in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for forest area?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.