Ghana vs Senegal: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Ghana
84.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
107.56 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
9th
Senegal rank
6th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 107.56 t per square kilometre against 84.88 t per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 22.68 t per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.33 t per square kilometre | 117.57 t per square kilometre | 22.76 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 134.05 t per square kilometre | 108.81 t per square kilometre | 25.25 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 119.13 t per square kilometre | 95.86 t per square kilometre | 23.26 t per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 108.87 t per square kilometre | 104.61 t per square kilometre | 4.26 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), Ghana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 107.56 t per square kilometre against 84.88 t per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Ghana and Senegal?
- 22.68 t per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Ghana ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 6th 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.