Brazil vs Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Brazil
235.31 % change on previous year
in 2024
Congo
271.93 % change on previous year
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Congo rank
20th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Brazil
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 271.93 % change on previous year against 235.31 % change on previous year in Brazil, a difference of 36.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Congo ranks 20th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 % change on previous year | -4.55 % change on previous year | 7.33 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2000s | 47.71 % change on previous year | 27.78 % change on previous year | 19.92 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2010s | 96.85 % change on previous year | 26.18 % change on previous year | 70.67 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2020s | 48.32 % change on previous year | 51.64 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Brazil or Congo?
- Congo, at 271.93 % change on previous year against 235.31 % change on previous year in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Brazil and Congo?
- 36.62 % change on previous year, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Congo ranks 20th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — 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 Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.