Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Ghana
15,774 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
12,183 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15,774 ha against 12,183 ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3,591 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 830,399 ha | 62,800 ha | 767,599 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 188,137 ha | 79,973 ha | 108,164 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 15,351 ha | 75,722 ha | 60,371 ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 37,751 ha | 38,869 ha | 1,118 ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Ghana, at 15,774 ha against 12,183 ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 3,591 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd 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.