Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ghana
Ghana: Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 58.38 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 58.38 t per square kilometre for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in 2023.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Ghana peaked at 96.3 t per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.4 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
Ghana ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.62 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 59.62 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.62 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.62 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.62 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.62 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4 t per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 1997 | 5.13 t per square kilometre | +114.1% |
| 1998 | 10.35 t per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 1999 | 7.55 t per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 3.35 t per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 70.63 t per square kilometre | +2009.8% |
| 2002 | 69.21 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 74.39 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 59.56 t per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 96.3 t per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 77.03 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 72.18 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 67.37 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 53.9 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 62.09 t per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 83.89 t per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 61.75 t per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 75.98 t per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 76.59 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.18 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 73.18 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 78.71 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 57.84 t per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 65.12 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 81.7 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 62.59 t per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 81.78 t per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 58.38 t per square kilometre | -28.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.38 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4201 t per square kilometre, 139.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.38 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.04 t per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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% | 3.35 t per square kilometre | 70.63 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.32 t per square kilometre | 2.4 t per square kilometre | 59.62 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.39 t per square kilometre | 3.35 t per square kilometre | 96.3 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.73 t per square kilometre | 57.84 t per square kilometre | 83.89 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.11 t per square kilometre | 58.38 t per square kilometre | 81.78 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Ghana?
- Grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Ghana was 58.38 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3 t per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.