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

Congo
0.0261 ha per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.1249 ha per person
in 2024
Congo rank
6th
Zambia rank
3rd

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

  • Congo
  • Zambia
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1249 ha per person against 0.0261 ha per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0988 ha per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.8 times Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 3rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0169 ha per person 0.2084 ha per person 0.1915 ha per person Zambia
2000s 0.0116 ha per person 0.1925 ha per person 0.1809 ha per person Zambia
2010s 0.0114 ha per person 0.2216 ha per person 0.2102 ha per person Zambia
2020s 0.0126 ha per person 0.129 ha per person 0.1164 ha per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1249 ha per person against 0.0261 ha per person in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita between Congo and Zambia?
0.0988 ha per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
Congo ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 3rd 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.