Ghana vs Senegal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Ghana
3.35 million hectares
in 2024
Senegal
3.38 million hectares
in 2024
Ghana rank
13th
Senegal rank
11th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.38 million hectares against 3.35 million hectares in Ghana, a difference of 28,080 hectares.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Senegal ahead.
Ghana ranks 13th and Senegal ranks 11th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.