Gambia vs Ghana: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Gambia
70.42 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
84.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
11th
Ghana rank
9th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 84.88 t per square kilometre against 70.42 t per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 14.46 t per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.17 t per square kilometre | 140.33 t per square kilometre | 38.16 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 72.29 t per square kilometre | 134.05 t per square kilometre | 61.77 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 64.48 t per square kilometre | 119.13 t per square kilometre | 54.64 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 68.5 t per square kilometre | 108.87 t per square kilometre | 40.37 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 84.88 t per square kilometre against 70.42 t per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Gambia and Ghana?
- 14.46 t per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.