Ghana vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
9th
Senegal rank
6th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
0000199020062023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0 kt 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 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Ghana and Senegal?
0 kt 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 — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) 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.