Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 23.80 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ghana stood at 23.80 million t.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ghana peaked at 42.49 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.31 million t, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 15th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.43 million t | — |
| 1991 | 29.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.01 million t | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 33.97 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 42.49 million t | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 32.26 million t | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 41.71 million t | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 26.64 million t | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 25.05 million t | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 30.30 million t | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 25.11 million t | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 38.80 million t | +54.5% |
| 2006 | 33.81 million t | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 29.77 million t | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 28.92 million t | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 24.91 million t | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 27.01 million t | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 32.97 million t | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 25.95 million t | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 30.58 million t | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 27.55 million t | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 29.06 million t | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 26.88 million t | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 25.96 million t | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.26 million t | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 21.83 million t | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 30.83 million t | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 20.17 million t | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 28.77 million t | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 19.31 million t | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 23.80 million t | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.93 million t | 29.43 million t | 42.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.50 million t | 24.91 million t | 41.71 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.11 million t | 21.83 million t | 32.97 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.58 million t | 19.31 million t | 30.83 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 12 Mali 33.95 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 844,523 t compare
- 13 Sudan 28.32 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 698,656 t compare
- 14 Chad 24.91 million t compare
- 14 Türkiye 248,271 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare
- 16 Congo 23.00 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,313 t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 17 South Africa 21.41 million t compare
- 18 Guinea 21.40 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
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 — burning crop residues in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ghana was 23.80 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.49 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.31 million t in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.