Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.05 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.05 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.2046 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.05 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Ghana 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1499 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1597 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1228 hectares per person | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2046 hectares per person | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1516 hectares per person | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1388 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1287 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1102 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1556 hectares per person | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1034 hectares per person | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1317 hectares per person | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1273 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1169 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1219 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0848 hectares per person | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.095 hectares per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1246 hectares per person | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0876 hectares per person | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1165 hectares per person | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.079 hectares per person | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0974 hectares per person | +23.2% |
| 2025 | 0.05 hectares per person | -48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.0999 hectares per person | 0.2046 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1163 hectares per person | 0.0848 hectares per person | 0.1556 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.05 hectares per person | 0.1246 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ghana was 0.05 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2046 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.