The share of forest land over the total amount of land in Ghana saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 35.16 percent. However, 2022 marked the seventh consecutive increase of the share. Forest area refers to areas with natural or planted tree stands (five meters or more in height), excluding agricultural and urban landscapes.
The source adds the following information: '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.'
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