Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Ghana
94,647 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
72,578 t
in 2024
Ghana rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 94,647 t against 72,578 t in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22,069 t.
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 | 4.98 million t | 370,058 t | 4.61 million t | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.13 million t | 477,396 t | 651,430 t | Ghana |
| 2010s | 92,105 t | 450,919 t | 358,814 t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 226,473 t | 232,049 t | 5,576 t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Ghana, at 94,647 t against 72,578 t in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 22,069 t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.