Ghana vs South Sudan: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 30.9% in Ghana and 11.3% in South Sudan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 19.5 percentage points, or 2.72 times that in South Sudan.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 30.9 2024 | 29.3 | 111 of 209 |
| South Sudan | 11.3 2024 | 11.3 | 162 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2012.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 111 and South Sudan ranked 162 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Ghana | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.9 | 11.3 | – |
| 2023 | 30.7 | 11.3 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 30.5 | 11.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 30.4 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 30.2 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 30.1 | 11.3 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 29.9 | 11.3 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 29.8 | 11.3 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 29.6 | 11.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 29.4 | 11.3 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 29.3 | 11.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 29.1 | 11.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 29 | 11.3 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 28.8 | – | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 28.7 | – | 32 |
| 2009 | 28.5 | – | 32 |
| 2008 | 28.3 | – | 32 |
| 2007 | 28.2 | – | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 28 | – | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 27.9 | – | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 27.7 | – | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 27.6 | – | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 27.4 | – | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 27.2 | – | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 27.1 | – | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 26.9 | – | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 26.8 | – | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 26.6 | – | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 26.5 | – | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 26.3 | – | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 26.2 | – | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 26 | – | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 25.8 | – | 33 |
| 1991 | 25.7 | – | – |
| 1990 | 25.5 | – | – |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time