Congo vs Dominican Republic: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic
0.1057 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
27th
Dominican Republic rank
29th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • Dominican Republic
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.1057 ha per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0243 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 27th and Dominican Republic ranks 29th of 186 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1316 ha per square kilometre 0.0455 ha per square kilometre 0.0861 ha per square kilometre Congo
2000s 0.125 ha per square kilometre 0.0422 ha per square kilometre 0.0829 ha per square kilometre Congo
2010s 0.1681 ha per square kilometre 0.0263 ha per square kilometre 0.1417 ha per square kilometre Congo
2020s 0.1609 ha per square kilometre 0.0366 ha per square kilometre 0.1243 ha per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Dominican Republic?
Congo, at 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.1057 ha per square kilometre in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Dominican Republic?
0.0243 ha per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 27th and Dominican Republic ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.