Cambodia vs Ghana: Savanna — Burned Area
Cambodia
1.03 million ha
in 2024
Ghana
1.18 million ha
in 2024
Cambodia rank
18th
Ghana rank
16th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Cambodia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.18 million ha against 1.03 million ha in Cambodia, a difference of 145,130 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Cambodia ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 627,656 ha | 2.46 million ha | 1.83 million ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 952,061 ha | 2.09 million ha | 1.14 million ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.13 million ha | 1.56 million ha | 433,146 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.01 million ha | 1.19 million ha | 181,806 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Cambodia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.18 million ha against 1.03 million ha in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Cambodia and Ghana?
- 145,130 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Ghana rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burned Area. 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.