Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Ghana
0.05 hectares per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.0543 hectares per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0543 hectares per person against 0.05 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0043 hectares per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.2022 hectares per person | 0.0577 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.1163 hectares per person | 0.1617 hectares per person | 0.0454 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.077 hectares per person | 0.0155 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0543 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.0043 hectares per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.