Botswana vs Ghana: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Botswana
2.59 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana
2.74 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
26th
Ghana rank
24th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.74 million hectares against 2.59 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 145,220 hectares.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 26th and Ghana ranks 24th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 million hectares | 6.66 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.39 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 616,713 hectares | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.13 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.74 million hectares against 2.59 million hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Botswana and Ghana?
- 145,220 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Botswana ranks 26th and Ghana ranks 24th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.