Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Ghana
Ghana: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0003 ha per person for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 46.1% on the previous year and up 406.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0053 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2009.
That places Ghana 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 ha per person | +244.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 ha per person | +125.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 ha per person | -38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -82.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -72.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | +235.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -62.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -83.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | +214.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | +191.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +602.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -85.1% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +632.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per person | +320.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -93.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | +389.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -46.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +46.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 372.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0003 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +632.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2016 | +602.9% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 2022 | +389.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 5 |
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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Ghana?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Ghana was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 406.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.