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

Ghana
10.26 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.451 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
4th
World rank
1st

Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • World
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 10.26 t per square kilometre against 0.451 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 9.81 t per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 22.8 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6051 t per square kilometre 0.1698 t per square kilometre 0.4353 t per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 1.24 t per square kilometre 0.213 t per square kilometre 1.02 t per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 2.12 t per square kilometre 0.2779 t per square kilometre 1.84 t per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 3.56 t per square kilometre 0.2714 t per square kilometre 3.28 t per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 5.63 t per square kilometre 0.3362 t per square kilometre 5.29 t per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 8.14 t per square kilometre 0.3908 t per square kilometre 7.75 t per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 9.9 t per square kilometre 0.4358 t per square kilometre 9.47 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, Ghana or World?
Ghana, at 10.26 t per square kilometre against 0.451 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre between Ghana and World?
9.81 t per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and World rank globally for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.