Ghana vs India: Tree cover loss

Ghana

107,910 hectares

in 2024

India

125,678 hectares

in 2024

Ghana rank

37th

India rank

35th

Tree cover loss over time

India currently reports 125,678 hectares against 107,910 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 17,768 hectares.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

Ghana ranks 37th and India ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Indicator: Tree cover loss
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 4,728 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss driven by all causes.