Ghana - Net emissions from cocoa deforestation
Years available: 2014-2024
Data last updated: 28 Jul 2025
We calculate net greenhouse gas emissions from annual deforestation as the difference between gross greenhouse gas emissions from cocoa deforestation and carbon sequestration in cocoa plantations. To account for carbon sequestration, we adopted estimates from (Vervuurt et al., 2022) of 19 t C ha-1 in cocoa trees and 4 t C ha-1 in shade trees.
Ghana - Net emissions from cocoa deforestation (country)
Ghana - Net emissions from cocoa deforestation (district)
Ghana - Net emissions from cocoa deforestation (region)
Sources
- (Kalischek et al., 2023; Soto-Navarro et al., 2020; Vancutsem et al., 2021; Vervuurt et al., 2022)
References
- Kalischek, N., Lang, N., Renier, C., Daudt, R. C., Addoah, T., Thompson, W., Blaser-Hart, W. J., Garrett, R., Schindler, K., & Wegner, J. D. (2023). Cocoa plantations are associated with deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Nature Food, 4(5), 384–393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00751-8
- Soto-Navarro, C., Ravilious, C., Arnell, A. P., de Lamo, X., Harfoot, M. B. J., Hill, S. L. L., Wearn, O. R., Santoro, M., Bouvet, A., Mermoz, S., Le Toan, T., Xia, J., Liu, S., Yuan, W., Spawn, S. A., Gibbs, H. K., Ferrier, S., Harwood, T., Alkemade, R., … Kapos, V. (2020). Above and below ground biomass carbon [Dataset]. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). https://doi.org/10.34892/RH7V-HG80
- Vancutsem, C., Achard, F., Pekel, J.-F., Vieilledent, G., Carboni, S., Simonetti, D., Gallego, J., Aragão, L. E. O. C., & Nasi, R. (2021). Long-term (1990–2019) monitoring of forest cover changes in the humid tropics. Science Advances, 7(10), eabe1603. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe1603
- Vervuurt, W., Slingerland, M. A., Pronk, A. A., & Van Bussel, L. G. J. (2022). Modelling greenhouse gas emissions of cacao production in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Agroforestry Systems, 96(2), 417–434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00729-8
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