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

Congo
0.0261 ha per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.0238 ha per person
in 2024
Congo rank
6th
South Sudan rank
8th

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

  • Congo
  • South Sudan
00.010.020.030.040.05199020072024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0261 ha per person against 0.0238 ha per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0023 ha per person.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Congo ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 185 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0104 ha per person 0.0167 ha per person 0.0063 ha per person South Sudan
2020s 0.0126 ha per person 0.0303 ha per person 0.0177 ha per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita, Congo or South Sudan?
Congo, at 0.0261 ha per person against 0.0238 ha per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita between Congo and South Sudan?
0.0023 ha per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
Congo ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 8th 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.