What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Central African Republic and World?

0.4494 ha per person, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and World?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs World: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Central African Republic

0.4535 ha per person

in 2024

World

0.0041 ha per person

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

1st

World rank

1st

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

Central African Republic
World

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.4535 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.4494 ha per person.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 111.5 times World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5883 ha per person	0.0045 ha per person	0.5837 ha per person	Central African Republic
2000s	0.7131 ha per person	0.0044 ha per person	0.7087 ha per person	Central African Republic
2010s	0.7115 ha per person	0.0045 ha per person	0.707 ha per person	Central African Republic
2020s	0.5691 ha per person	0.0036 ha per person	0.5654 ha per person	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Central African Republic or World?: Central African Republic, at 0.4535 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Central African Republic and World?: 0.4494 ha per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and World rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?: Central African Republic ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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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Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit: ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

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.