Brazil vs Congo: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0551 kt per square kilometre
in 2024
Congo
0.0422 kt per square kilometre
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Congo rank
15th
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Congo
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0551 kt per square kilometre against 0.0422 kt per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0129 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Congo ranks 15th of 160 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Brazil or Congo?
- Brazil, at 0.0551 kt per square kilometre against 0.0422 kt per square kilometre in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Brazil and Congo?
- 0.0129 kt per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Congo ranks 15th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), 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 — Emissions (CO2) 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.