Ghana vs Melanesia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Ghana
23.80 million t
in 2024
Melanesia
698,656 t
in 2024
Ghana rank
15th
Melanesia rank
13th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Ghana
- Melanesia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 23.80 million t against 698,656 t in Melanesia, a difference of 23.10 million t.
That makes Ghana's figure about 34.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.93 million t | 967,713 t | 30.96 million t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 30.50 million t | 1.31 million t | 29.20 million t | Ghana |
| 2010s | 27.11 million t | 1.29 million t | 25.81 million t | Ghana |
| 2020s | 24.58 million t | 863,433 t | 23.71 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 Melanesia?
- Ghana, at 23.80 million t against 698,656 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Ghana and Melanesia?
- 23.10 million t, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Melanesia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 13th 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.