Gabon vs Ghana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Gabon
0.0228 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0287 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
36th
Ghana rank
34th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Gabon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.0059 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Gabon ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 34th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | 0.1168 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 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, Gabon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Gabon and Ghana?
- 0.0059 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 36th 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.