Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Congo
Congo: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 7.03 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 7.03 t per square kilometre for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo peaked at 13.95 t per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.26 t per square kilometre, in 2002.
Congo ranks 26th 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: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Congo, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.31 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.04 t per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 5.66 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.56 t per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 5.11 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 4.05 t per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 4.37 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.26 t per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 11.09 t per square kilometre | +389.5% |
| 2004 | 8.35 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 8.32 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.45 t per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 7.39 t per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 5.62 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 5.73 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.89 t per square kilometre | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 12.54 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 7.74 t per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 6.87 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 3.58 t per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 8.41 t per square kilometre | +134.8% |
| 2016 | 13.95 t per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2017 | 5.11 t per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 11.02 t per square kilometre | +115.4% |
| 2019 | 11.78 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 9.61 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 6.6 t per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 11.57 t per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 7.03 t per square kilometre | -39.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7.03 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 t per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7.03 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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% | 2.26 t per square kilometre | 11.09 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.12 t per square kilometre | 4.56 t per square kilometre | 8.31 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 t per square kilometre | 2.26 t per square kilometre | 11.09 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 t per square kilometre | 3.58 t per square kilometre | 13.95 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7 t per square kilometre | 6.6 t per square kilometre | 11.57 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Congo was 7.03 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.95 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 t per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest 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.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues 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 — 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.