Democratic Republic of the Congo vs India: Other forest — Burned Area
Democratic Republic of the Congo
36,098 ha
in 2024
India
338,533 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
India rank
6th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 338,533 ha against 36,098 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 302,435 ha.
That makes India's figure about 9.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and India ranks 6th of 22 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,690 ha | 348,325 ha | 300,635 ha | India |
| 2000s | 55,103 ha | 423,818 ha | 368,715 ha | India |
| 2010s | 38,945 ha | 752,308 ha | 713,363 ha | India |
| 2020s | 32,325 ha | 604,829 ha | 572,504 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or India?
- India, at 338,533 ha against 36,098 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and India?
- 302,435 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and India rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and India ranks 6th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.