Grassland — Burned Area in Ghana
Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area was 2.97 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.97 million ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Ghana peaked at 4.21 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 104,909 ha, in 1996.
Ghana ranks 16th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.61 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 104,909 ha | -96.0% |
| 1997 | 224,645 ha | +114.1% |
| 1998 | 453,053 ha | +101.7% |
| 1999 | 330,387 ha | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 146,484 ha | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 3.09 million ha | +2009.8% |
| 2002 | 3.03 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.26 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.61 million ha | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 4.21 million ha | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 3.37 million ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 3.16 million ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.95 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.36 million ha | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.72 million ha | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million ha | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 2.70 million ha | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 3.32 million ha | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 3.35 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.20 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million ha | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 2.85 million ha | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 3.57 million ha | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 2.74 million ha | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 3.58 million ha | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 2.55 million ha | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 2.97 million ha | +16.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.97 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 66.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.97 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2009.8% | 146,484 ha | 3.09 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 million ha | 104,909 ha | 2.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million ha | 146,484 ha | 4.21 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.10 million ha | 2.53 million ha | 3.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 million ha | 2.55 million ha | 3.58 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 25,499 ha compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 3.26 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 4,250 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 881.25 ha compare
- 15 Senegal 3.12 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.88 million ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 18 Mozambique 2.66 million ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 ha
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha
- 19 Congo 1.95 million ha compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Ghana?
- Grassland — burned area in Ghana was 2.97 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,909 ha in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for grassland — burned area?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.