Ghana vs Northern America: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Ghana
15.46 million t
in 2024
Northern America
8.69 million t
in 2024
Ghana rank
16th
Northern America rank
15th
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Ghana
- Northern America
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15.46 million t against 8.69 million t in Northern America, a difference of 6.76 million t.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.8 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 15th of 220 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.72 million t | 4.38 million t | 4.34 million t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 14.65 million t | 4.67 million t | 9.98 million t | Ghana |
| 2010s | 16.09 million t | 5.99 million t | 10.10 million t | Ghana |
| 2020s | 16.04 million t | 6.28 million t | 9.76 million t | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Ghana or Northern America?
- Ghana, at 15.46 million t against 8.69 million t in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Ghana and Northern America?
- 6.76 million t, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Northern America rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 15th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.