Congo vs Ghana: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Congo
2.82 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
3.67 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
14th
Ghana rank
12th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.67 ha per square kilometre against 2.82 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.85 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | 10.82 ha per square kilometre | 8.87 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | 9.2 ha per square kilometre | 6.92 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.71 ha per square kilometre | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.67 ha per square kilometre against 2.82 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Ghana?
- 0.85 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 12th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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 — 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.