Gambia vs Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Gambia
13.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
11.23 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
2nd
Ghana rank
4th

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 13.57 ha per square kilometre against 11.23 ha per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 2.34 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia ranks 2nd 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 Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 6.71 ha per square kilometre 7.37 ha per square kilometre 0.6571 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 11.21 ha per square kilometre 12.38 ha per square kilometre 1.17 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 12.27 ha per square kilometre 13.6 ha per square kilometre 1.33 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 13.14 ha per square kilometre 13.68 ha per square kilometre 0.5322 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, Gambia or Ghana?
Gambia, at 13.57 ha per square kilometre against 11.23 ha per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Gambia and Ghana?
2.34 ha per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.