Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0261 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Congo stood at 0.0261 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 263.1% on the previous year and up 473.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0261 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Congo 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.022 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0214 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0208 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0191 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 ha per person | -49.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0203 ha per person | +376.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0148 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0172 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.014 ha per person | +65.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 ha per person | -49.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 ha per person | +129.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 ha per person | +61.8% |
| 2017 | 0.006 ha per person | -64.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 ha per person | +110.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 ha per person | +71.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0261 ha per person | +263.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0261 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 123.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0261 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 95.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +376.0% | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person |
| 2024 | +263.1% | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Congo?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Congo was 0.0261 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 473.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.