Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo
Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 165,085 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo is 165,085 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 271.9% on the previous year and up 630.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 165,085 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,297 ha, in 2002.
Congo ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,958 ha | 28,815 ha | 52,440 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,700 ha | 14,297 ha | 69,987 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,390 ha | 22,610 ha | 88,088 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,984 ha | 41,693 ha | 165,085 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 19 South Sudan 289,236 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 276,002 ha compare
- 21 Paraguay 178,192 ha compare
- 23 Ethiopia 140,455 ha compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 126,361 ha compare
- 25 Australia 125,716 ha compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Share co2 vs population 0.1967 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.4 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 191.08 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.4 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo was 165,085 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 165,085 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,297 ha in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Congo ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 630.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.