Ghana vs South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Ghana
11.74 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
14.2 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
5th
South Sudan rank
4th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • South Sudan
05101520200220122023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 14.2 hectares per square kilometre against 11.74 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 2.46 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Ghana ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 14.25 hectares per square kilometre 16.89 hectares per square kilometre 2.64 hectares per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 14.68 hectares per square kilometre 13.96 hectares per square kilometre 0.7131 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, Ghana or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 14.2 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 Ghana and South Sudan?
2.46 hectares per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/area-burned-by-wildfires-by-land-cover-type-per-square-kilometre/ghana/south-sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/area-burned-by-wildfires-by-land-cover-type-per-square-kilometre/ghana/south-sudan/">Ghana vs South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.