Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.121 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.121 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.331 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1012 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Ghana 19th out of 188 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3162 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3083 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3008 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2934 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2865 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2798 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2845 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2781 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.331 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2486 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3155 ha per person | +26.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2281 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2102 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2426 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1947 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2952 ha per person | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2474 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2144 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2017 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1675 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1789 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2167 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1648 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1908 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1711 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.173 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1593 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1531 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1297 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1232 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1674 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1103 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1519 ha per person | +37.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1012 ha per person | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.121 ha per person | +19.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.121 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 21.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.121 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2927 ha per person | 0.2486 ha per person | 0.331 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2317 ha per person | 0.1675 ha per person | 0.3155 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1661 ha per person | 0.1232 ha per person | 0.2167 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1304 ha per person | 0.1012 ha per person | 0.1674 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 16 Senegal 0.1828 ha per person compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.1383 ha per person compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.1297 ha per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.1169 ha per person compare
- 21 Sudan 0.106 ha per person compare
- 22 Eswatini 0.0956 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ghana was 0.121 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.331 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Savanna fires — 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.