Congo vs Gambia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Congo
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
14th
Gambia rank
11th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
0000199020062023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0001 kt 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 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Congo or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Congo and Gambia?
0.0001 kt 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 — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 14th and Gambia ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Gambia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/savanna-fires-emissions-ch4-per-square-kilometre/congo-rep/gambia-the/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/savanna-fires-emissions-ch4-per-square-kilometre/congo-rep/gambia-the/">Congo vs Gambia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) 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.