Canada vs Congo: Savanna — Burned Area
Canada
1.52 million ha
in 2024
Congo
1.62 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Congo rank
14th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.62 million ha against 1.52 million ha in Canada, a difference of 97,060 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Congo ranks 14th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 385,331 ha | 664,654 ha | 279,323 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 461,488 ha | 777,691 ha | 316,203 ha | Congo |
| 2010s | 663,108 ha | 1.27 million ha | 602,819 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.37 million ha | 1.17 million ha | 204,999 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Canada or Congo?
- Congo, at 1.62 million ha against 1.52 million ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Canada and Congo?
- 97,060 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Congo rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Canada ranks 15th and Congo ranks 14th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.