Congo vs Ghana: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0173 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0159 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
15th
Ghana rank
17th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 15th and Ghana ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0363 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0305 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0462 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0153 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0309 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0485 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0152 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0334 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
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, Congo or Ghana?
- Congo, at 0.0173 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 Congo and Ghana?
- 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.