Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 84.88 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 84.88 t per square kilometre for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana peaked at 186.74 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 84.88 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Ghana 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 129.33 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 129.33 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 129.33 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 129.33 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 129.33 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 129.33 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 149.49 t per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 149.28 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 186.74 t per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 141.77 t per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 183.31 t per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 117.07 t per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 110.08 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 133.18 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 110.36 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 170.53 t per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2006 | 148.58 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 130.85 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 127.1 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 109.48 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 118.7 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 144.92 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 114.05 t per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 134.37 t per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 121.1 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 127.72 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 118.15 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 114.11 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 102.22 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 95.94 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 135.51 t per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 88.63 t per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 126.46 t per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 84.88 t per square kilometre | -32.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 84.88 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 t per square kilometre, 66.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 84.88 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.33 t per square kilometre | 129.33 t per square kilometre | 186.74 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.05 t per square kilometre | 109.48 t per square kilometre | 183.31 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.13 t per square kilometre | 95.94 t per square kilometre | 144.92 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.87 t per square kilometre | 84.88 t per square kilometre | 135.51 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 6 Senegal 107.56 t per square kilometre compare
- 7 Australia 104.44 t per square kilometre compare
- 8 Central African Republic 94.93 t per square kilometre compare
- 10 Guinea 77.44 t per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 70.42 t per square kilometre compare
- 12 Cambodia 48.11 t per square kilometre 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana was 84.88 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 186.74 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.88 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 — 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
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.