Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Ghana
3.81 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
5.08 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.08 ha per square kilometre against 3.81 ha per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 1.27 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.47 ha per square kilometre | 6.42 ha per square kilometre | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 10.03 ha per square kilometre | 9.86 ha per square kilometre | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.92 ha per square kilometre | 8.92 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | 6.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.6834 ha per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.08 ha per square kilometre against 3.81 ha per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 1.27 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.