Ghana vs Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Ghana
0.0287 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea
0.0313 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
34th
Guinea rank
32nd

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Ghana
  • Guinea
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.0313 ha per square kilometre against 0.0287 ha per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0026 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 34th and Guinea ranks 32nd of 185 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 0.1363 ha per square kilometre 0.1256 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0508 ha per square kilometre 0.1091 ha per square kilometre 0.0583 ha per square kilometre Guinea
2010s 0.0184 ha per square kilometre 0.1161 ha per square kilometre 0.0977 ha per square kilometre Guinea
2020s 0.0642 ha per square kilometre 0.0476 ha per square kilometre 0.0166 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, Ghana or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.0313 ha per square kilometre against 0.0287 ha per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Ghana and Guinea?
0.0026 ha per square kilometre, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 34th and Guinea ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.