Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0001 hectares per person.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0002 hectares per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +84.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -47.2% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -56.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +123.3% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +68.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -51.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +68.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -57.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +112.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +75.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +4.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 17.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 9.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ghana was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.