Ghana's forest cover fell from 41.7 % in 1994 to 35.2 % in 2023.
Ghana · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Ghana's forest area fell from 94,940 km in 1994 to 80,074 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
124th of 213 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 15.1 % in 2013 to 15.3 % in 2025.
Ghana's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 56.7 % in 1994 to 55.4 % in 2023.
Ghana's arable land (% of land area) rose from 12.3 % in 1994 to 20.7 % in 2023.
Air
Ghana's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 36.3 in 1994 to 28.1 in 2023.
Water
Ghana's water stress rose from 2.7 % in 1993 to 4.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
132nd of 181 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,826 in 1993 to 914.1 in 2022.
Access
Ghana's safe drinking water rose from 14.4 % in 2000 to 42.9 % in 2024.
Ghana's safe sanitation rose from 3.7 % in 2000 to 18.8 % in 2024.