Canada vs Congo: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Canada
3.83 million ha
in 2024
Congo
3.82 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Congo rank
18th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Congo
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.83 million ha against 3.82 million ha in Congo, a difference of 5,680 ha.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Congo ranks 18th 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 | 1.48 million ha | 1.91 million ha | 432,974 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.23 million ha | 2.42 million ha | 1.19 million ha | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.87 million ha | 3.20 million ha | 1.34 million ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.66 million ha | 3.07 million ha | 592,867 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Canada or Congo?
- Canada, at 3.83 million ha against 3.82 million ha in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Canada and Congo?
- 5,680 ha, with Canada 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 fires — burned area?
- Canada ranks 17th and Congo ranks 18th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.