Cambodia vs Congo: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Cambodia
7.29 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
7.81 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
15th
Congo rank
13th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Cambodia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7.81 ha per square kilometre against 7.29 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia, a difference of 0.52 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 15th and Congo ranks 13th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.75 ha per square kilometre | 5.6 ha per square kilometre | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | 7.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.942 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 8.51 ha per square kilometre | 9.38 ha per square kilometre | 0.8688 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.52 ha per square kilometre | 8.42 ha per square kilometre | 0.8999 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, Cambodia or Congo?
- Congo, at 7.81 ha per square kilometre against 7.29 ha per square kilometre in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Congo?
- 0.52 ha per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Congo rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 15th 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.