Ghana vs Uganda: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ghana
3.67 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
4.43 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
12th
Uganda rank
9th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.43 ha per square kilometre against 3.67 ha per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.76 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 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 Uganda ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.82 ha per square kilometre | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | 5.07 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.2 ha per square kilometre | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | 5.48 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | 0.8175 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, Ghana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.43 ha per square kilometre against 3.67 ha per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Ghana and Uganda?
- 0.76 ha per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 9th 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.