Colombia vs Ghana: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Colombia
22,230 ha
in 2024
Ghana
15,774 ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Ghana rank
42nd
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 22,230 ha against 15,774 ha in Ghana, a difference of 6,456 ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 42nd of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,324 ha | 830,399 ha | 765,075 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 95,062 ha | 188,137 ha | 93,075 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 71,793 ha | 15,351 ha | 56,442 ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 38,103 ha | 37,751 ha | 351.37 ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Colombia or Ghana?
- Colombia, at 22,230 ha against 15,774 ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Colombia and Ghana?
- 6,456 ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 42nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Burned Area. 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.