Ghana vs Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Ghana
525,021 t
in 2024
Guinea
713,671 t
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Guinea rank
35th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 713,671 t against 525,021 t in Ghana, a difference of 188,650 t.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Guinea ranks 35th of 218 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 | 1.68 million t | 1.67 million t | 8,503 t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 624,765 t | 1.45 million t | 825,319 t | Guinea |
| 2010s | 226,536 t | 1.54 million t | 1.32 million t | Guinea |
| 2020s | 737,077 t | 648,429 t | 88,648 t | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Ghana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 713,671 t against 525,021 t in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Ghana and Guinea?
- 188,650 t, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Guinea ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.