Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Ghana
0.0287 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0222 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0222 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0065 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | 0.3404 ha per square kilometre | 0.204 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0453 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Ghana, at 0.0287 ha per square kilometre against 0.0222 ha per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0065 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th 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.