Ghana vs Guinea: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Ghana
23.80 million t
in 2024
Guinea
21.40 million t
in 2024
Ghana rank
15th
Guinea rank
18th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 23.80 million t against 21.40 million t in Guinea, a difference of 2.40 million t.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 18th of 221 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.93 million t | 20.64 million t | 11.29 million t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 30.50 million t | 24.76 million t | 5.75 million t | Ghana |
| 2010s | 27.11 million t | 24.82 million t | 2.29 million t | Ghana |
| 2020s | 24.58 million t | 21.39 million t | 3.18 million t | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Ghana or Guinea?
- Ghana, at 23.80 million t against 21.40 million t in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Ghana and Guinea?
- 2.40 million t, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 18th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.