Ghana vs Tanzania: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Ghana
0.0159 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0139 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Tanzania rank
18th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0029 hectares per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.0153 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0095 hectares per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0152 hectares per square kilometre | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | Ghana |
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 Tanzania?
- Ghana, at 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 0.002 hectares per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 18th 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.