Which has higher forest area, Cambodia or Ghana?

Ghana, at 70,564 sq. km against 63,332 sq. km in Cambodia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Cambodia and Ghana?

7,232 sq. km, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ghana?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Ghana: Forest area (sq. km)

Cambodia

63,332 sq. km

in 2025

Ghana

70,564 sq. km

in 2025

Cambodia rank

65th

Ghana rank

63rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Cambodia
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 70,564 sq. km against 63,332 sq. km in Cambodia, a difference of 7,232 sq. km.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 214 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	109,041 sq. km	59,669 sq. km	49,372 sq. km	Cambodia
2000s	106,947 sq. km	63,241 sq. km	43,706 sq. km	Cambodia
2010s	91,755 sq. km	66,813 sq. km	24,942 sq. km	Cambodia
2020s	71,050 sq. km	69,671 sq. km	1,379 sq. km	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Cambodia or Ghana?: Ghana, at 70,564 sq. km against 63,332 sq. km in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Cambodia and Ghana?: 7,232 sq. km, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ghana?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Ghana rank globally for forest area?: Cambodia ranks 65th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.