Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Ghana
9,705 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,545 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 9,705 ha against 7,545 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2,160 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,025 ha | 154,135 ha | 123,111 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11,548 ha | 20,731 ha | 9,183 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4,187 ha | 23,011 ha | 18,824 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13,624 ha | 8,361 ha | 5,263 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Ghana, at 9,705 ha against 7,545 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 2,160 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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.