Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
9.21 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
11.74 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Ghana rank
5th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 11.74 hectares per square kilometre against 9.21 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.53 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.76 hectares per square kilometre | 14.37 hectares per square kilometre | 3.61 hectares per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 7.02 hectares per square kilometre | 14.42 hectares per square kilometre | 7.4 hectares per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.37 hectares per square kilometre | 14.68 hectares per square kilometre | 8.31 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 11.74 hectares per square kilometre against 9.21 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 2.53 hectares per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 5th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.