Brazil vs Congo: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita)

Brazil
0.0248 ha per person
in 2024
Congo
0.0261 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Congo rank
6th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) over time

  • Brazil
  • Congo
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020072024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0261 ha per person against 0.0248 ha per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0013 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Congo ranks 6th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0108 ha per person 0.0169 ha per person 0.0061 ha per person Congo
2000s 0.0105 ha per person 0.0116 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person Congo
2010s 0.0083 ha per person 0.0114 ha per person 0.0031 ha per person Congo
2020s 0.0128 ha per person 0.0126 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita, Brazil or Congo?
Congo, at 0.0261 ha per person against 0.0248 ha per person in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita between Brazil and Congo?
0.0013 ha per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
Brazil ranks 7th and Congo ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.