Benin vs Ghana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Benin
0.0405 hectares per person
in 2025
Ghana
0.05 hectares per person
in 2025
Benin rank
24th
Ghana rank
22nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.05 hectares per person against 0.0405 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0095 hectares per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 24th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1075 hectares per person | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.0369 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.07 hectares per person | 0.1163 hectares per person | 0.0463 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0483 hectares per person | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.0442 hectares per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.05 hectares per person against 0.0405 hectares per person in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.0095 hectares per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Benin ranks 24th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.