Chad vs Ghana: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Chad
4.71 million ha
in 2024
Ghana
4.17 million ha
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Ghana rank
16th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Ghana
How they compare
Chad currently reports 4.71 million ha against 4.17 million ha in Ghana, a difference of 546,500 ha.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million ha | 5.03 million ha | 2.91 million ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 8.37 million ha | 5.10 million ha | 3.27 million ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.64 million ha | 4.67 million ha | 1.97 million ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 5.55 million ha | 4.31 million ha | 1.24 million ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Chad or Ghana?
- Chad, at 4.71 million ha against 4.17 million ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Chad and Ghana?
- 546,500 ha, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Ghana rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Chad ranks 14th 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.