Europe vs Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area
Europe
1.24 million ha
in 2024
Ghana
2.97 million ha
in 2024
Europe rank
17th
Ghana rank
16th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Europe
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.97 million ha against 1.24 million ha in Europe, a difference of 1.73 million ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.4 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 16th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.17 million ha | 1.68 million ha | 1.49 million ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 2.65 million ha | 2.82 million ha | 163,370 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.10 million ha | 3.10 million ha | 999,356 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.50 million ha | 3.08 million ha | 1.58 million ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Europe or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.97 million ha against 1.24 million ha in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Europe and Ghana?
- 1.73 million ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Ghana rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Europe ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 16th of 31 groups.
- 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.