Congo vs Honduras: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Congo
164,978 ha
in 2024
Honduras
107,375 ha
in 2024
Congo rank
15th
Honduras rank
16th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Congo
- Honduras
How they compare
Congo currently reports 164,978 ha against 107,375 ha in Honduras, a difference of 57,603 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.5 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,824 ha | 48,106 ha | 3,282 ha | Honduras |
| 2000s | 42,539 ha | 52,232 ha | 9,693 ha | Honduras |
| 2010s | 57,266 ha | 44,121 ha | 13,144 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 76,822 ha | 75,252 ha | 1,569 ha | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Congo or Honduras?
- Congo, at 164,978 ha against 107,375 ha in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Congo and Honduras?
- 57,603 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Honduras?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Honduras rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Congo ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.