Ghana vs South Korea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0135 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.0163 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
16th
South Korea rank
13th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Korea ahead.

Ghana ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.014 hectares per square kilometre 0.0221 hectares per square kilometre 0.0081 hectares per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0171 hectares per square kilometre 0.0154 hectares per square kilometre 0.0017 hectares per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Ghana or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Ghana and South Korea?
0.0028 hectares per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Korea rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 3,776 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.