Burnt Area

Name: Ghana Burnt Area
Creator: Action Against Hunger, via HDX

How much of each Ghanaian district burned each year since 2000, measured from satellite — bush fires and agricultural burning, which in the north are a seasonal fact and a real risk to crops, plantations and air quality. Sourced from Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO). 25480 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · covers 2018 to 2026listing updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵49.0025,480 recordsEnergy & Environment

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
region	TEXT
adm1_pcode	TEXT
district	TEXT
adm2_pcode	TEXT
area_km2	DECIMAL(24,6)
year	INTEGER
burnt_area_km2	DECIMAL(24,6)
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Burnt Area
regionTEXT	adm1 pcodeTEXT	districtTEXT	adm2 pcodeTEXT	area km2DECIMAL(24,6)	yearINTEGER	sourceTEXT
Ahafo	GH01	Asunafo North Municipal	GH0101	1411.502811	2018	Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Ahafo	GH01	Asunafo North Municipal	GH0101	1411.502811	2018	Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Ahafo	GH01	Asunafo North Municipal	GH0101	1411.502811	2018	Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Ahafo	GH01	Asunafo North Municipal	GH0101	1411.502811	2018	Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Ahafo	GH01	Asunafo North Municipal	GH0101	1411.502811	2018	Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

regionTEXT	adm1 pcodeTEXT	districtTEXT	adm2 pcodeTEXT	area km2DECIMAL(24,6)	yearINTEGER	burnt area km2DECIMAL(24,6)	sourceTEXT
example-region-1	example-adm1_pcode-1	example-district-1	example-adm2_pcode-1	10	10	10	example-source-1
example-region-2	example-adm1_pcode-2	example-district-2	example-adm2_pcode-2	20	20	20	example-source-2
example-region-3	example-adm1_pcode-3	example-district-3	example-adm2_pcode-3	30	30	30	example-source-3
example-region-4	example-adm1_pcode-4	example-district-4	example-adm2_pcode-4	40	40	40	example-source-4
example-region-5	example-adm1_pcode-5	example-district-5	example-adm2_pcode-5	50	50	50	example-source-5
example-region-6	example-adm1_pcode-6	example-district-6	example-adm2_pcode-6	60	60	60	example-source-6
example-region-7	example-adm1_pcode-7	example-district-7	example-adm2_pcode-7	70	70	70	example-source-7
example-region-8	example-adm1_pcode-8	example-district-8	example-adm2_pcode-8	80	80	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: 2018 to 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: Action Against Hunger, via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (Action Against Hunger, via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 2018 to 2026; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Burnt area (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Action Against Hunger, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/burnt-area

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

region

TEXT

adm1_pcode

TEXT

district

TEXT

adm2_pcode

TEXT

area_km2

DECIMAL(24,6)

year

INTEGER

burnt_area_km2

DECIMAL(24,6)

source

TEXT

regionTEXT

adm1 pcodeTEXT

districtTEXT

adm2 pcodeTEXT

area km2DECIMAL(24,6)

yearINTEGER

burnt area km2DECIMAL(24,6)

sourceTEXT

Ahafo

GH01

Asunafo North Municipal

GH0101

1411.502811

2018

Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Ahafo

GH01

Asunafo North Municipal

GH0101

1411.502811

2018

Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Ahafo

GH01

Asunafo North Municipal

GH0101

1411.502811

2018

Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Ahafo

GH01

Asunafo North Municipal

GH0101

1411.502811

2018

Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

Ahafo

GH01

Asunafo North Municipal

GH0101

1411.502811

2018

Action Against Hunger, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

regionTEXT

adm1 pcodeTEXT

districtTEXT

adm2 pcodeTEXT

area km2DECIMAL(24,6)

yearINTEGER

burnt area km2DECIMAL(24,6)

sourceTEXT

example-region-1

example-adm1_pcode-1

example-district-1

example-adm2_pcode-1

example-source-1

example-region-2

example-adm1_pcode-2

example-district-2

example-adm2_pcode-2

example-source-2

example-region-3

example-adm1_pcode-3

example-district-3

example-adm2_pcode-3

example-source-3

example-region-4

example-adm1_pcode-4

example-district-4

example-adm2_pcode-4

example-source-4

example-region-5

example-adm1_pcode-5

example-district-5

example-adm2_pcode-5

example-source-5

example-region-6

example-adm1_pcode-6

example-district-6

example-adm2_pcode-6

example-source-6

example-region-7

example-adm1_pcode-7

example-district-7

example-adm2_pcode-7

example-source-7

example-region-8

example-adm1_pcode-8

example-district-8

example-adm2_pcode-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Burnt area (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from Action Against Hunger, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/burnt-area

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/burnt_area",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]