Gambia vs Ghana: Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre

Gambia
7.51 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
10.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
5th
Ghana rank
4th

Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 10.26 t per square kilometre against 7.51 t per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 2.75 t per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 5th and Ghana ranks 4th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 1.24 t per square kilometre 0.6051 t per square kilometre 0.6335 t per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 1.63 t per square kilometre 1.24 t per square kilometre 0.3915 t per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 2.36 t per square kilometre 2.12 t per square kilometre 0.2475 t per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 3.86 t per square kilometre 3.56 t per square kilometre 0.3077 t per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 5.15 t per square kilometre 5.63 t per square kilometre 0.4783 t per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 6.41 t per square kilometre 8.14 t per square kilometre 1.73 t per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 7.31 t per square kilometre 9.9 t per square kilometre 2.6 t per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre, Gambia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 10.26 t per square kilometre against 7.51 t per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre between Gambia and Ghana?
2.75 t per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 5th and Ghana ranks 4th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 8,628 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wood charcoal — Production 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.