Congo vs Gambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Congo
45.92 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
70.42 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
14th
Gambia rank
11th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Congo
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 70.42 t per square kilometre against 45.92 t per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 24.5 t per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Congo ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.63 t per square kilometre | 102.17 t per square kilometre | 68.54 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 41.41 t per square kilometre | 72.29 t per square kilometre | 30.87 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 55.73 t per square kilometre | 64.48 t per square kilometre | 8.75 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 49.59 t per square kilometre | 68.5 t per square kilometre | 18.91 t per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Congo or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 70.42 t per square kilometre against 45.92 t per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Congo and Gambia?
- 24.5 t per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Congo ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.