Gambia vs Ghana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP

Gambia
0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia rank
17th
Ghana rank
18th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
000.0010.0010.0010.001199020072024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0008 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0004 ha per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Gambia or Ghana?
Gambia, at 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Gambia and Ghana?
0 ha per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
Gambia ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 18th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP
Unit
ha per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,274 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.