Americas vs Congo: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Americas
51.83 % change on previous year
in 2024
Congo
100 % change on previous year
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Congo rank
11th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 100 % change on previous year against 51.83 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 48.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.
Americas ranks 11th and Congo ranks 11th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.65 % change on previous year | 68.62 % change on previous year | 37.96 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2000s | 20.21 % change on previous year | -2.13 % change on previous year | 22.34 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 2010s | 13.56 % change on previous year | 59.87 % change on previous year | 46.31 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.36 % change on previous year | 53.33 % change on previous year | 44.97 % change on previous year | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate, Americas or Congo?
- Congo, at 100 % change on previous year against 51.83 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between Americas and Congo?
- 48.17 % change on previous year, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Congo?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Congo rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 11th and Congo ranks 11th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.