Ghana vs Zambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Ghana
0.0159 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0124 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Zambia rank
20th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0618 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0561 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0153 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0635 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0152 hectares per square kilometre | 0.042 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0268 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Ghana, at 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Ghana and Zambia?
- 0.0035 hectares per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th 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.