Brazil vs Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Brazil
0.0249 ha per person
in 2024
Congo
0.0261 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Congo rank
8th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0261 ha per person against 0.0249 ha per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0012 ha per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Congo ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Brazil or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.0261 ha per person against 0.0249 ha per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Brazil and Congo?
- 0.0012 ha per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Congo ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.