Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Viet Nam: Other forest — Burned Area
Democratic Republic of the Congo
36,098 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
49,582 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
8th
Viet Nam rank
7th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 49,582 ha against 36,098 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 13,484 ha.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 22 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,690 ha | 65,707 ha | 18,017 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 55,103 ha | 103,481 ha | 48,377 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 38,945 ha | 70,014 ha | 31,069 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 32,325 ha | 56,058 ha | 23,733 ha | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 49,582 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 Viet Nam?
- 13,484 ha, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Viet Nam rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th 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.