Ghana vs Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Ghana
9,705 ha
in 2024
Guinea
13,192 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Guinea rank
35th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 13,192 ha against 9,705 ha in Ghana, a difference of 3,487 ha.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Guinea ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,025 ha | 30,867 ha | 157.16 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 11,548 ha | 26,804 ha | 15,255 ha | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4,187 ha | 28,523 ha | 24,336 ha | Guinea |
| 2020s | 13,624 ha | 11,986 ha | 1,639 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Ghana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 13,192 ha against 9,705 ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Ghana and Guinea?
- 3,487 ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Guinea ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.