Colombia vs Ghana: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Colombia
0.0259 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0287 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
46th
Ghana rank
44th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0259 ha per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0028 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Colombia ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | 0.1449 ha per square kilometre | 0.1049 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0259 ha per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Ghana?
- 0.0028 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 46th and Ghana ranks 44th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.