Ghana vs Nigeria: Tree cover loss

Ghana

107,910 hectares

in 2024

Nigeria

105,592 hectares

in 2024

Ghana rank

37th

Nigeria rank

39th

Tree cover loss over time

Ghana currently reports 107,910 hectares against 105,592 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 2,318 hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 39th 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.