Congo vs Indonesia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
0.0965 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
20th
Indonesia rank
22nd
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Congo
- Indonesia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.0965 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0335 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Congo ranks 20th and Indonesia ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1313 ha per square kilometre | 0.5236 ha per square kilometre | 0.3923 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | 0.1383 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.1677 ha per square kilometre | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | 0.1301 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Indonesia?
- Congo, at 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.0965 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Indonesia?
- 0.0335 ha per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Indonesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Indonesia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 20th and Indonesia ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Humid tropical forest — 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.