Central America vs Congo: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Central America
1.56 million ha
in 2024
Congo
1.87 million ha
in 2024
Central America rank
17th
Congo rank
15th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Central America
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.87 million ha against 1.56 million ha in Central America, a difference of 309,500 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 17th and Congo ranks 15th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 963,074 ha | 978,728 ha | 15,654 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.28 million ha | 936,980 ha | 339,062 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 1.15 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 229,660 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.22 million ha | 1.29 million ha | 78,106 ha | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Central America or Congo?
- Congo, at 1.87 million ha against 1.56 million ha in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Central America and Congo?
- 309,500 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Congo rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Central America ranks 17th and Congo ranks 15th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.