Ghana vs South-Eastern Asia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Ghana
23.80 million t
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
22.66 million t
in 2024
Ghana rank
15th
South-Eastern Asia rank
18th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Ghana
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 23.80 million t against 22.66 million t in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 1.14 million t.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 18th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and South-Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.93 million t | 25.23 million t | 6.70 million t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 30.50 million t | 27.55 million t | 2.95 million t | Ghana |
| 2010s | 27.11 million t | 27.85 million t | 742,170 t | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 24.58 million t | 22.63 million t | 1.94 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- Ghana, at 23.80 million t against 22.66 million t in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Ghana and South-Eastern Asia?
- 1.14 million t, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South-Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 15th and South-Eastern Asia 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.