Colombia vs Ghana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Colombia
0.0244 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0287 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
35th
Ghana rank
34th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0244 ha per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0043 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Colombia ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 34th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Colombia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0244 ha per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Colombia and Ghana?
- 0.0043 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 34th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.