Democratic Republic of the Congo vs India: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
India
2.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
58th
India rank
57th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.59 % change on previous year against 2.43 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 58th and India ranks 57th of 184 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.57 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 6.27 % change on previous year | India |
| 2000s | 10.58 % change on previous year | 61.38 % change on previous year | 50.8 % change on previous year | India |
| 2010s | -0.0843 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | India |
| 2020s | -5.97 % change on previous year | 66.89 % change on previous year | 72.87 % change on previous year | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Democratic Republic of the Congo or India?
- India, at 2.59 % change on previous year against 2.43 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Democratic Republic of the Congo and India?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and India rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 58th and India ranks 57th 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.