Burkina Faso vs Congo: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Congo
43.33 % change on previous year
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Congo rank
46th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 43.33 % change on previous year against 41 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.33 % change on previous year.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Congo ranks 46th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4953 % change on previous year | -6.19 % change on previous year | 6.69 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.92 % change on previous year | 15.46 % change on previous year | 13.54 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2010s | -4.11 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2020s | 24.63 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | 18.53 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Congo, at 43.33 % change on previous year against 41 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 2.33 % change on previous year, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Congo ranks 46th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.