Canada vs Ghana: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Canada
3.83 million ha
in 2024
Ghana
4.17 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Ghana rank
16th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.17 million ha against 3.83 million ha in Canada, a difference of 336,950 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Canada ranks 17th 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 | Canada | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 million ha | 5.03 million ha | 3.55 million ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.23 million ha | 5.10 million ha | 3.87 million ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.87 million ha | 4.67 million ha | 2.80 million ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.66 million ha | 4.31 million ha | 650,549 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Canada or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 4.17 million ha against 3.83 million ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Canada and Ghana?
- 336,950 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ghana rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Canada ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.