Mountain Green Cover Index in Ghana
Ghana: Mountain Green Cover Index was 3.6 % in 2021. β² Rising
Mountain Green Cover Index in Ghana, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mountain green cover index in Ghana is 3.6 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Ghana peaked at 3.6 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.51 %, in 2000.
That places Ghana 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.68 % | 2.51 % | 2.86 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.25 % | 3.01 % | 3.47 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.6 % | 3.6 % | 3.6 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 43 Slovakia 3.74 % compare
- 44 Saint Helena 3.66 % compare
- 45 Uganda 3.61 % compare
- 47 India 3.55 % compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 3.54 % compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 3.5 % compare
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Ghana?
- Mountain green cover index in Ghana was 3.6 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 % in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for mountain green cover index?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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