Gambia vs Ghana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Gambia
13.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
15.03 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
9th
Ghana rank
7th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15.03 ha per square kilometre against 13.58 ha per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 1.45 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 9th and Ghana ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.25 ha per square kilometre | 22.1 ha per square kilometre | 6.85 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 13.09 ha per square kilometre | 22.43 ha per square kilometre | 9.33 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12.4 ha per square kilometre | 20.53 ha per square kilometre | 8.13 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 13.2 ha per square kilometre | 19.1 ha per square kilometre | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 15.03 ha per square kilometre against 13.58 ha per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Gambia and Ghana?
- 1.45 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 9th and Ghana ranks 7th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.