Brazil vs Ghana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Brazil
-48.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana
-47.75 % change on previous year
in 2025
Brazil rank
108th
Ghana rank
106th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -47.75 % change on previous year against -48.47 % change on previous year in Brazil, a difference of 0.72 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
Brazil ranks 108th and Ghana ranks 106th of 158 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.92 % change on previous year | 0.6008 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.76 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 23.43 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Brazil or Ghana?
- Ghana, at -47.75 % change on previous year against -48.47 % change on previous year in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Brazil and Ghana?
- 0.72 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 108th and Ghana ranks 106th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.