Ghana vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ghana
15.03 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
20.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
7th
Senegal rank
4th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 15.03 ha per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 5.36 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1 ha per square kilometre | 17.69 ha per square kilometre | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 22.43 ha per square kilometre | 19.24 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 20.53 ha per square kilometre | 17.89 ha per square kilometre | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19.1 ha per square kilometre | 19.7 ha per square kilometre | 0.6034 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 15.03 ha per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Ghana and Senegal?
- 5.36 ha per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 4th 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.