Ethiopia vs Ghana: Savanna — Burned Area
Ethiopia
2.31 million ha
in 2024
Ghana
1.18 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
Ghana rank
16th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.31 million ha against 1.18 million ha in Ghana, a difference of 1.14 million ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.91 million ha | 2.70 million ha | 217,140 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.84 million ha | 2.09 million ha | 1.75 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.39 million ha | 1.56 million ha | 1.83 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.67 million ha | 1.19 million ha | 1.48 million ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia, at 2.31 million ha against 1.18 million ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 1.14 million ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th 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.