Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in Ghana
Ghana: Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita was 0.0027 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana stood at 0.0027 t per person.
The figure is down 48.6% on the previous year and up 303.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana peaked at 0.5718 t per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per person, in 2002.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 187 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.
Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1172 t per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1143 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1115 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1088 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1062 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1037 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5508 t per person | +431.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5444 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5718 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4476 t per person | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5535 t per person | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 t per person | -99.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 t per person | -52.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 t per person | +60.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 t per person | +123.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 t per person | +47.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 t per person | +414.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 t per person | -35.1% |
| 2008 | 0.002 t per person | -57.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 t per person | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 t per person | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 t per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 t per person | +670.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 t per person | -47.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 t per person | -73.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 t per person | +73.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 t per person | +1481.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 t per person | -93.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 t per person | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 t per person | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0205 t per person | +2610.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 t per person | -92.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 t per person | +198.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 t per person | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 t per person | -48.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 t per person, 107.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 t per person, 5.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2610.7% | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0205 t per person |
| 2016 | +1481.7% | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0187 t per person |
| 2012 | +670.9% | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0048 t per person |
| 1996 | +431.0% | 0.1037 t per person | 0.5508 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2776 t per person | 0.1037 t per person | 0.5718 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0572 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.5535 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0187 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0205 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 40 South Africa 0.0044 t per person compare
- 41 Comoros 0.0038 t per person compare
- 42 South Sudan 0.0028 t per person compare
- 44 Ecuador 0.0026 t per person compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0025 t per person compare
- 46 Panama 0.0024 t 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 woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ghana was 0.0027 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5718 t per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per person in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.4%. 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 Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 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
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.