Australia and New Zealand vs Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
126,361 ha
in 2024
Congo
165,085 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Congo rank
18th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 165,085 ha against 126,361 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 38,724 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Congo ranks 18th of 219 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,507 ha | 44,958 ha | 560,549 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 492,137 ha | 42,700 ha | 449,436 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 578,427 ha | 57,390 ha | 521,038 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 445,343 ha | 76,984 ha | 368,359 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or Congo?
- Congo, at 165,085 ha against 126,361 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and Congo?
- 38,724 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Congo rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Congo ranks 18th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.