Ghana vs Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Ghana
5.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
6.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Nigeria rank
15th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.26 t per square kilometre against 5.71 t per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.55 t per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 1.38 t per square kilometre | 0.3296 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.55 t per square kilometre | 0.9908 t per square kilometre | 0.5547 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 2.2 t per square kilometre | 1.99 t per square kilometre | 0.2131 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.79 t per square kilometre | 5.21 t per square kilometre | 2.42 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.52 t per square kilometre | 3.88 t per square kilometre | 0.3579 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.41 t per square kilometre | 6.44 t per square kilometre | 2.03 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.55 t per square kilometre | 6.52 t per square kilometre | 0.9661 t per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.26 t per square kilometre against 5.71 t per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.55 t per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.