Congo vs Ethiopia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Congo
3.1 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
2.49 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
15th
Ethiopia rank
17th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.1 ha per square kilometre against 2.49 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.61 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.05 ha per square kilometre | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.9184 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 3.1 ha per square kilometre against 2.49 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.61 ha per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.