Ghana vs Mozambique: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Ghana
0.05 hectares per person
in 2025
Mozambique
0.0573 hectares per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
19th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.0573 hectares per person against 0.05 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0073 hectares per person.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.1333 hectares per person | 0.0112 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1163 hectares per person | 0.09 hectares per person | 0.0263 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.0745 hectares per person | 0.018 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, Ghana or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.0573 hectares per person against 0.05 hectares per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Ghana and Mozambique?
- 0.0073 hectares per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mozambique?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Mozambique rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 19th 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.