Cuba vs Ghana: Forest fires — Burned Area
Cuba
8,671 ha
in 2024
Ghana
9,705 ha
in 2024
Cuba rank
54th
Ghana rank
51st
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Cuba
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 9,705 ha against 8,671 ha in Cuba, a difference of 1,034 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Cuba ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 51st of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,336 ha | 32,959 ha | 25,623 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 8,098 ha | 11,665 ha | 3,567 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6,151 ha | 4,198 ha | 1,953 ha | Cuba |
| 2020s | 12,225 ha | 13,624 ha | 1,400 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cuba or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 9,705 ha against 8,671 ha in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cuba and Ghana?
- 1,034 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Cuba ranks 54th and Ghana ranks 51st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.