Marine protected areas in Ghana
Ghana: Marine protected areas was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Marine protected areas in Ghana, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Ghana is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Ghana peaked at 0.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2025.
That places Ghana 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1 | — |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 150 Angola 0
- 150 Barbados 0
- 150 Bermuda 0
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 150 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 150 Brunei 0 compare
- 150 Curacao 0
- 150 Eritrea 0
- 150 Faroe Islands 0
- 150 Guam 0 compare
- 150 Guyana 0 compare
- 150 Hong Kong 0
- 150 Iraq 0 compare
- 150 Mauritius 0
- 150 Micronesia (country) 0
- 150 Nauru 0
- 150 Nigeria 0
- 150 North Korea 0
- 150 Palestine 0
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 150 Singapore 0 compare
- 150 Somalia 0
- 150 Tuvalu 0
- 150 Vanuatu 0
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Ghana?
- Marine protected areas in Ghana was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for marine protected areas?
- Ghana ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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