Ghana vs Malaysia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Ghana
0.0135 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0148 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
16th
Malaysia rank
15th
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0206 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0132 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0171 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0038 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0148 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 Malaysia?
- 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.