Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire

Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 30.9% in Ghana and 12.1% in Côte d’Ivoire, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 18.7 percentage points, or 2.55 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.

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% of land · FAO

Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 30.9% in Ghana and 12.1% in Côte d’Ivoire, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 18.7 percentage points, or 2.55 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
  • In 2024, Ghana ranked 111 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 155 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearGhanaCôte d’IvoireWorld
202430.912.1–
202330.712.431.1
202230.512.631.1
202130.412.931.2
202030.213.131.2
201930.113.331.2
201829.913.531.3
201729.813.731.3
201629.613.831.3
201529.41431.4
201429.314.331.4
201329.114.731.4
2012291531.5
201128.815.431.9
201028.715.732
200928.516.132
200828.316.532
200728.216.832.1
20062817.232.1
200527.917.632.1
200427.717.932.2
200327.618.332.3
200227.418.732.3
200127.21932.3
200027.119.432.4
199926.920.132.5
199826.820.732.5
199726.621.432.6
199626.522.132.7
199526.322.732.7
199426.223.432.8
19932624.132.8
199225.824.833
199125.725.4–
199025.526.1–

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Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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