What is the difference in tree cover loss between Ghana and India?

2,040 hectares, with India ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs India: Tree Cover Loss

Ghana

116,555 hectares

in 2025

India

118,595 hectares

in 2025

Ghana rank

32nd

India rank

29th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Ghana
India

How they compare

India currently reports 118,595 hectares against 116,555 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 2,040 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

Ghana ranks 32nd and India ranks 29th of 190 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38,821 hectares	61,426 hectares	22,605 hectares	India
2010s	82,548 hectares	112,064 hectares	29,516 hectares	India
2020s	115,621 hectares	125,364 hectares	9,743 hectares	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Ghana or India?: India, at 118,595 hectares against 116,555 hectares in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Ghana and India?: 2,040 hectares, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for tree cover loss?: Ghana ranks 32nd and India ranks 29th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.