Australia vs Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Congo
165,085 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
Congo rank
22nd
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 165,085 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia, a difference of 39,369 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Congo ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,312 ha | 44,958 ha | 560,354 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 42,700 ha | 449,190 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 57,390 ha | 520,771 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 76,984 ha | 367,934 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1, Australia or Congo?
- Congo, at 165,085 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 between Australia and Congo?
- 39,369 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Australia ranks 25th and Congo ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.