Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 11.23 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Ghana is 11.23 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 18.52 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4611 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Ghana 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4611 ha per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9873 ha per square kilometre | +114.1% |
| 1998 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 1999 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6438 ha per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 13.58 ha per square kilometre | +2009.8% |
| 2002 | 13.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.31 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 11.45 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 18.52 ha per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 14.81 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 13.88 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 12.96 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 10.37 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 11.94 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 16.13 ha per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 11.88 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 14.61 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 14.73 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.88 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 14.07 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.14 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 11.12 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 12.52 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 15.71 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 12.04 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 15.73 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 11.23 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 11.23 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0877 ha per square kilometre, 128.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 11.23 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 ha per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.6438 ha per square kilometre | 13.58 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.37 ha per square kilometre | 0.4611 ha per square kilometre | 11.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.38 ha per square kilometre | 0.6438 ha per square kilometre | 18.52 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 ha per square kilometre | 11.12 ha per square kilometre | 16.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.68 ha per square kilometre | 11.23 ha per square kilometre | 15.73 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 square kilometre in Ghana?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Ghana was 11.23 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.52 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4611 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.