Ghana vs Madagascar: Grassland — Burned Area
Ghana
2.97 million ha
in 2024
Madagascar
3.28 million ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
16th
Madagascar rank
13th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.28 million ha against 2.97 million ha in Ghana, a difference of 311,550 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 million ha | 1.93 million ha | 253,943 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.82 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 883,851 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.10 million ha | 3.29 million ha | 195,458 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.08 million ha | 2.78 million ha | 305,762 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.28 million ha against 2.97 million ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 311,550 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Ghana ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 13th 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.