Congo vs Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area
Congo
1.95 million ha
in 2024
Ghana
2.97 million ha
in 2024
Congo rank
19th
Ghana rank
16th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.97 million ha against 1.95 million ha in Congo, a difference of 1.02 million ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Congo ranks 19th and Ghana ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 925,536 ha | 1.68 million ha | 751,128 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.48 million ha | 2.82 million ha | 1.33 million ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.82 million ha | 3.10 million ha | 1.27 million ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.77 million ha | 3.08 million ha | 1.31 million ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Congo or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.97 million ha against 1.95 million ha in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Congo and Ghana?
- 1.02 million ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Congo ranks 19th and Ghana ranks 16th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.