Benin vs Congo: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Benin
5.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
4.71 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
9th
Congo rank
10th

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Congo
0246810199020062023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 5.13 ha per square kilometre against 4.71 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.42 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

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

Benin ranks 9th and Congo ranks 10th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 3.74 ha per square kilometre 2.71 ha per square kilometre 1.03 ha per square kilometre Benin
2000s 6.69 ha per square kilometre 4.35 ha per square kilometre 2.35 ha per square kilometre Benin
2010s 6.49 ha per square kilometre 5.33 ha per square kilometre 1.16 ha per square kilometre Benin
2020s 5.65 ha per square kilometre 5.06 ha per square kilometre 0.5907 ha per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Benin or Congo?
Benin, at 5.13 ha per square kilometre against 4.71 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Benin and Congo?
0.42 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Congo rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 9th and Congo ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Grassland — 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.