Congo vs India: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq)
Congo
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0011 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
28th
India rank
25th
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) over time
- Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0011 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0003 kt 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 28th and India ranks 25th of 199 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 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Congo or India?
- India, at 0.0011 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Congo and India?
- 0.0003 kt 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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 28th and India ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.