Ghana vs Rwanda: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Ghana
0.0159 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0131 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Rwanda rank
19th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0869 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0812 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0153 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0731 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0578 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0152 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0213 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
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, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Ghana, at 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 19th 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.