Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0422 kt per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0422 kt per square kilometre for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 271.9% on the previous year and up 630.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0422 kt per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 kt per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Congo 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +389.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +134.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +115.4% |
| 2019 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0422 kt per square kilometre | +271.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0422 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0037 kt per square kilometre, 11.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0422 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 kt per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), 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% | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0422 kt per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 0.0577 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Brazil 0.0551 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nicaragua 0.0443 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 South Sudan 0.0399 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Malawi 0.0398 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 0.0374 kt 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 — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0422 kt per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0422 kt per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 kt per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 630.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) 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 — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions 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 — Emissions (CO2) 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.