Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.13 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo stood at 0.13 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.2579 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Congo ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1046 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0945 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | +389.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1539 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1934 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1039 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1829 ha per square kilometre | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1271 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1556 ha per square kilometre | +135.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0946 ha per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2036 ha per square kilometre | +115.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2178 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1778 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1221 ha per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2139 ha per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.13 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.13 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +389.5% | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | 0.1536 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | 0.1221 ha per square kilometre | 0.2139 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 24 Mexico 0.1592 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guatemala 0.1493 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0.1302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Liberia 0.1218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.1057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Bhutan 0.1056 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Congo?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.13 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2579 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.