Ghana vs Sudan

Ghana vs Sudan: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 30.9% in Ghana and 11.9% in Sudan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 19 percentage points, or 2.6 times that in Sudan.

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% of land · FAO

Ghana vs Sudan: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 30.9% in Ghana and 11.9% in Sudan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 19 percentage points, or 2.6 times that in Sudan.
GhanaSudanWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2012.
  • In 2024, Ghana ranked 111 and Sudan ranked 159 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearGhanaSudanWorld
202430.911.9–
202330.71231.1
202230.512.131.1
202130.412.131.2
202030.212.231.2
201930.112.331.2
201829.912.431.3
201729.812.531.3
201629.612.631.3
201529.412.731.4
201429.312.831.4
201329.112.931.4
2012291331.5
201128.8–31.9
201028.7–32
200928.5–32
200828.3–32
200728.2–32.1
200628–32.1
200527.9–32.1
200427.7–32.2
200327.6–32.3
200227.4–32.3
200127.2–32.3
200027.1–32.4
199926.9–32.5
199826.8–32.5
199726.6–32.6
199626.5–32.7
199526.3–32.7
199426.2–32.8
199326–32.8
199225.8–33
199125.7––
199025.5––

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.

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