Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana

Ghana: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 3.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
13th
of 185 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2003
All-time low
2.3%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana, 1970–2021

2.557.51012.515197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 3.9% for adjusted savings: net forest depletion in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana peaked at 14.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1971.

That places Ghana 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) in Ghana, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 2.8%
1971 2.3% -18.8%
1972 3.4% +49.4%
1973 4.9% +44.2%
1974 4.3% -12.6%
1975 5.4% +25.2%
1976 5.6% +5.1%
1977 7.2% +28.7%
1978 6.1% -15.5%
1979 5.4% -11.1%
1980 5.4% -0.1%
1981 5.0% -8.3%
1982 7.3% +46.7%
1983 5.6% -24.0%
1984 4.7% -16.2%
1985 3.5% -23.9%
1986 4.3% +21.8%
1987 4.7% +9.8%
1988 5.0% +4.8%
1989 5.0% -0.0%
1990 6.2% +24.8%
1991 4.7% -23.6%
1992 6.0% +27.7%
1993 7.1% +17.2%
1994 9.8% +38.1%
1995 11.6% +18.8%
1996 11.0% -5.4%
1997 10.6% -3.5%
1998 10.4% -1.9%
1999 6.4% -38.5%
2000 10.0% +56.7%
2001 9.6% -4.4%
2002 10.1% +5.0%
2003 14.2% +41.1%
2004 11.1% -22.0%
2005 9.5% -14.4%
2006 5.0% -46.8%
2007 6.3% +24.7%
2008 6.6% +5.0%
2009 7.6% +15.7%
2010 5.9% -23.1%
2011 5.7% -3.3%
2012 6.6% +15.4%
2013 4.5% -30.6%
2014 6.0% +31.5%
2015 7.0% +17.8%
2016 6.6% -5.7%
2017 6.2% -6.4%
2018 4.0% -35.8%
2019 3.6% -9.0%
2020 3.8% +3.5%
2021 3.9% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.7% 2.3% 7.2% 10
1980s 5.0% 3.5% 7.3% 10
1990s 8.4% 4.7% 11.6% 10
2000s 9.0% 5.0% 14.2% 10
2010s 5.6% 3.6% 7.0% 10
2020s 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 10 Guinea 5.1% compare
  2. 11 Malawi 4.3% compare
  3. 12 Chad 4.0% compare
  4. 14 Rwanda 3.8% compare
  5. 15 Lesotho 3.8% compare
  6. 16 Gabon 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana?
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Ghana was 3.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1971.
How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
Ghana ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 10,038 data points, 1970–2021
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Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.