Congo vs Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.1302 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
27th
Ethiopia rank
26th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.1302 ha per square kilometre against 0.13 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0002 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | 0.1967 ha per square kilometre | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | 0.1962 ha per square kilometre | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | 0.178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.1302 ha per square kilometre against 0.13 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.