Ghana vs Panama: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Ghana
74.81 hectares
in 2024
Panama
100.93 hectares
in 2024
Ghana rank
93rd
Panama rank
90th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Ghana
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 100.93 hectares against 74.81 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 26.12 hectares.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Panama ahead.

Ghana ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 90th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).