Ghana vs Nigeria: Grassland — Burned Area
Ghana
2.97 million ha
in 2024
Nigeria
2.88 million ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
16th
Nigeria rank
17th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.97 million ha against 2.88 million ha in Nigeria, a difference of 91,380 ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 million ha | 2.02 million ha | 340,650 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.82 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 863,633 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.10 million ha | 2.72 million ha | 378,390 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.08 million ha | 2.93 million ha | 148,904 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 2.97 million ha against 2.88 million ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 91,380 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Ghana ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 17th 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.