Europe vs Ghana: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Europe
12.08 million t
in 2024
Ghana
8.25 million t
in 2024
Europe rank
13th
Ghana rank
15th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Europe
- Ghana
How they compare
Europe currently reports 12.08 million t against 8.25 million t in Ghana, a difference of 3.83 million t.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Europe ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 15th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.68 million t | 17.23 million t | 9.56 million t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.40 million t | 14.65 million t | 1.26 million t | Ghana |
| 2010s | 14.32 million t | 10.92 million t | 3.40 million t | Europe |
| 2020s | 14.86 million t | 8.31 million t | 6.55 million t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Europe or Ghana?
- Europe, at 12.08 million t against 8.25 million t in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Europe and Ghana?
- 3.83 million t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Ghana rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Europe ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 15th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.