Botswana vs Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
9.05 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
11.23 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Ghana rank
4th
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 11.23 ha per square kilometre against 9.05 ha per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 2.18 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | 7.37 ha per square kilometre | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | 12.38 ha per square kilometre | 7.52 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.54 ha per square kilometre | 13.6 ha per square kilometre | 8.06 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.81 ha per square kilometre | 13.68 ha per square kilometre | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 11.23 ha per square kilometre against 9.05 ha per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Ghana?
- 2.18 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Grassland — 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.