Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0863 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0863 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1877 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Ghana 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1695 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1653 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1612 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1573 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1535 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1499 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 ha per person | -96.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 ha per person | +109.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0242 ha per person | +96.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 ha per person | -56.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1532 ha per person | +1954.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1461 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1529 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1192 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1877 ha per person | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1463 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1336 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1216 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0949 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1067 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1407 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1011 ha per person | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1214 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1195 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1101 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1091 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1148 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0826 ha per person | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0912 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1121 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0842 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 0.108 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0756 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0863 ha per person | +14.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0863 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 36.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0863 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +1954.4% | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.1532 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1016 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.1695 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1263 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.1877 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1097 ha per person | 0.0826 ha per person | 0.1407 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0932 ha per person | 0.0756 ha per person | 0.1121 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.1383 ha per person compare
- 14 Madagascar 0.1027 ha per person compare
- 15 Sudan 0.1011 ha per person compare
- 17 Guyana 0.0806 ha per person compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.0769 ha per person compare
- 19 Mongolia 0.0746 ha per person 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, per capita in Ghana?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Ghana was 0.0863 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1877 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.