Which has higher forest area, Ghana or Philippines?

Philippines, at 74,386 sq. km against 70,564 sq. km in Ghana as of 2025.

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

3,822 sq. km, with Philippines ahead.

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

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.

Ghana vs Philippines: Forest area (sq. km)

Ghana

70,564 sq. km

in 2025

Philippines

74,386 sq. km

in 2025

Ghana rank

63rd

Philippines rank

61st

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Ghana
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 74,386 sq. km against 70,564 sq. km in Ghana, a difference of 3,822 sq. km.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 61st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	59,669 sq. km	75,675 sq. km	16,006 sq. km	Philippines
2000s	63,241 sq. km	70,980 sq. km	7,739 sq. km	Philippines
2010s	66,813 sq. km	70,043 sq. km	3,230 sq. km	Philippines
2020s	69,671 sq. km	73,325 sq. km	3,655 sq. km	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Ghana or Philippines?: Philippines, at 74,386 sq. km against 70,564 sq. km in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Ghana and Philippines?: 3,822 sq. km, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for forest area?: Ghana ranks 63rd and Philippines ranks 61st 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.