Ghana vs Philippines: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0287 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
0.0286 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
44th
Philippines rank
45th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Philippines
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0286 ha per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 0.0001 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 44th and Philippines ranks 45th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1449 ha per square kilometre 0.0285 ha per square kilometre 0.1163 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0513 ha per square kilometre 0.0254 ha per square kilometre 0.0259 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0184 ha per square kilometre 0.0343 ha per square kilometre 0.0159 ha per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 0.0642 ha per square kilometre 0.0242 ha per square kilometre 0.04 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, Ghana or Philippines?
Ghana, at 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0286 ha per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Ghana and Philippines?
0.0001 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 44th and Philippines ranks 45th 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.