Brazil vs Ghana: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0166 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0159 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
16th
Ghana rank
17th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
00.010.020.030.04200220122023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 16th and Ghana ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre 0.0153 hectares per square kilometre 0.0095 hectares per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0199 hectares per square kilometre 0.0152 hectares per square kilometre 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Brazil or Ghana?
Brazil, at 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Brazil and Ghana?
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 16th and Ghana ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned 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

Wildfire area burned 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.