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Ghana - Primary Forest Loss 116,555

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

116,555 (2025)

Global rank

##32 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 2001

2.67×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200120062011201620212025#33#322022 overtook Sierra Leone2025 overtook Viet Nam
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Ghana climbed from #33 to #32 (overtook Sierra Leone). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ghana ↓

Key Events — Ghana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Sierra Leone in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Viet Nam in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202517,62862,262106,896151,530

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