Ghana vs Uganda: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)

Ghana
5.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
5.49 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Uganda rank
18th

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5.71 t per square kilometre against 5.49 t per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.22 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 150 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.05 t per square kilometre 1.22 t per square kilometre 0.1719 t per square kilometre Uganda
1970s 1.55 t per square kilometre 1.93 t per square kilometre 0.3814 t per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 2.2 t per square kilometre 1.57 t per square kilometre 0.6337 t per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 2.79 t per square kilometre 2.65 t per square kilometre 0.1358 t per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 3.52 t per square kilometre 3.93 t per square kilometre 0.4121 t per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 4.41 t per square kilometre 6.78 t per square kilometre 2.37 t per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 5.55 t per square kilometre 8.58 t per square kilometre 3.02 t per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Ghana, at 5.71 t per square kilometre against 5.49 t per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Ghana and Uganda?
0.22 t per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Ghana ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.