Growing stock statistics

Ghana

Growing stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Volume (million cubic meters over bark)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Growing stock in forest and other wooded land 423 352 321 - - -
Commercial growing stock 230 189 171 - - -
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.



Biomass stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Biomass (million metric tonnes oven-dry weight)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Above-ground biomass 968 798 726 - - -
Below-ground biomass 360 295 267 - - -
Total living biomass 1,328 1,093 993 - - -
Dead wood 186 153 139 - - -
Total 1,514 1,246 1,132 - - -
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.



Composition of growing stock
Rank Common name Scientific name Growing stock in Forests (million cubic meters)
1990 2000
1st Triplochiton scelroxylon WAWA 16 18
2nd Celtis mildbraedii ESA - 18
3rd Piptadeniastrum africanum - 8 7
4th Ceiba pentandra ONYINA 10 6
5th Terminalia superba OFRAM 6 5
6th Celtis zenkeri ESAKOKO 10 5
7th Petersianthus macrocarpus ESIA 7 5
8th Nesogordonia papaverifera DANTA 5 4
9th Psycanthus angolensis OTIE 6 4
10th Antiaris toxicaria KYENKYEN 9 4
Remaining 346 275
Total 423 352
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.

last updated:  Tuesday, February 23, 2010