Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 21.82 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Ghana is 21.82 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 168.1% on the previous year and up 367.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 55.64 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -32.83 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Ghana 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 4.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0.122 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1998 | 21.94 % change on previous year | +17887.4% |
| 1999 | -23.04 % change on previous year | -205.0% |
| 2000 | 30.13 % change on previous year | -230.8% |
| 2001 | -25.74 % change on previous year | -185.4% |
| 2002 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2003 | 18.58 % change on previous year | -451.0% |
| 2004 | -17.58 % change on previous year | -194.6% |
| 2005 | 55.64 % change on previous year | -416.5% |
| 2006 | -13.99 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2007 | -11.09 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2008 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2009 | -14.83 % change on previous year | +322.8% |
| 2010 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -163.5% |
| 2011 | 24.08 % change on previous year | +155.7% |
| 2012 | -22.1 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6 % change on previous year | -184.2% |
| 2014 | -8.15 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 2015 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 2016 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
| 2017 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2018 | -13.52 % change on previous year | +676.6% |
| 2019 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2020 | 38.63 % change on previous year | -1352.7% |
| 2021 | -32.83 % change on previous year | -185.0% |
| 2022 | 40.38 % change on previous year | -223.0% |
| 2023 | -32.06 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 2024 | 21.82 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.82 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.3231 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.82 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +17887.4% | 0.122 % change on previous year | 21.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3448 % change on previous year | -23.04 % change on previous year | 21.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.23 % change on previous year | -25.74 % change on previous year | 55.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1159 % change on previous year | -22.1 % change on previous year | 24.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 % change on previous year | -32.83 % change on previous year | 40.38 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 55 Central African Republic 23.01 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Liberia 22.05 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 21.85 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Germany 20 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Lesotho 19.97 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Mali 18.85 % change on previous year 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 savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Ghana was 21.82 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.64 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.83 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 367.7%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.