Australia vs Congo: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
9.28 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
7.81 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
11th
Congo rank
13th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.28 ha per square kilometre against 7.81 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.47 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Congo ranks 13th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.85 ha per square kilometre | 5.6 ha per square kilometre | 0.255 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.01 ha per square kilometre | 7.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 6.01 ha per square kilometre | 9.38 ha per square kilometre | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | 8.42 ha per square kilometre | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Congo?
- Australia, at 9.28 ha per square kilometre against 7.81 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Congo?
- 1.47 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 11th and Congo ranks 13th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.