Congo vs India: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Congo
7.03 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India
8.8 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
26th
India rank
23rd
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 8.8 t per square kilometre against 7.03 t per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.77 t per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Congo ranks 26th and India ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.12 t per square kilometre | 8.44 t per square kilometre | 1.32 t per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 6.76 t per square kilometre | 10.44 t per square kilometre | 3.68 t per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 9.09 t per square kilometre | 17.05 t per square kilometre | 7.96 t per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 8.7 t per square kilometre | 14.55 t per square kilometre | 5.84 t per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Congo or India?
- India, at 8.8 t per square kilometre against 7.03 t per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Congo and India?
- 1.77 t per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and India rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Congo ranks 26th and India ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.