Congo vs Liberia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia
0.1218 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
20th
Liberia rank
21st

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

  • Congo
  • Liberia
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.1218 ha per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.0082 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.

Congo ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 21st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1313 ha per square kilometre 0.1472 ha per square kilometre 0.0159 ha per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 0.1246 ha per square kilometre 0.2131 ha per square kilometre 0.0886 ha per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 0.1677 ha per square kilometre 0.3642 ha per square kilometre 0.1965 ha per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 0.1604 ha per square kilometre 0.0769 ha per square kilometre 0.0835 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 Liberia?
Congo, at 0.13 ha per square kilometre against 0.1218 ha per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Liberia?
0.0082 ha per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 20th and Liberia ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.