Gambia vs Ghana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Gambia
14.95 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
11.74 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
3rd
Ghana rank
5th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 14.95 hectares per square kilometre against 11.74 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 3.21 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 3rd 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 | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 hectares per square kilometre | 14.37 hectares per square kilometre | 1.58 hectares per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12.59 hectares per square kilometre | 14.42 hectares per square kilometre | 1.83 hectares per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 13.63 hectares per square kilometre | 14.68 hectares per square kilometre | 1.04 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, Gambia or Ghana?
- Gambia, at 14.95 hectares per square kilometre against 11.74 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Gambia and Ghana?
- 3.21 hectares per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 3rd 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.