Ghana vs Namibia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit
Ghana
0.0003 t per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.0004 t per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
19th
Namibia rank
16th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Ghana ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0049 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 t per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.0033 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 t per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 t per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Ghana and Namibia?
- 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Ghana ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 16th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.