Ghana vs Malawi: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Ghana
48.86 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi
35.18 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
45th
Malawi rank
47th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 48.86 % change on previous year against 35.18 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 13.68 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 47th of 184 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.41 % change on previous year | -9 % change on previous year | 46.41 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | -0.0706 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 149.18 % change on previous year | 23.16 % change on previous year | 126.01 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 127.65 % change on previous year | 9.16 % change on previous year | 118.49 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 48.86 % change on previous year against 35.18 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Ghana and Malawi?
- 13.68 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 47th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.