Grassland — Burned Area in Congo
Congo: Grassland — Burned Area was 1.95 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in Congo stood at 1.95 million ha.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Congo peaked at 2.12 million ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 90,111 ha, in 2000.
Congo ranks 19th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.46 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 116,334 ha | -92.0% |
| 1997 | 109,192 ha | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 130,121 ha | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 129,868 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90,111 ha | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 621,172 ha | +589.3% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million ha | +83.2% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million ha | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.03 million ha | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million ha | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million ha | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million ha | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.77 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.82 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.53 million ha | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.01 million ha | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million ha | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 1.95 million ha | +21.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.95 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 43.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.95 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +589.3% | 90,111 ha | 621,172 ha |
| 1996 | -92.0% | 1.46 million ha | 116,334 ha |
| 2002 | +83.2% | 621,172 ha | 1.14 million ha |
| 2003 | +51.6% | 1.14 million ha | 1.73 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 925,536 ha | 109,192 ha | 1.46 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million ha | 90,111 ha | 2.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million ha | 1.66 million ha | 1.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 2.01 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 16 Ghana 2.97 million ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 855.03 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.88 million ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 18 Mozambique 2.66 million ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 ha
- 18 Polynesia 0 ha
- 20 Central African Republic 1.42 million ha compare
- 21 Botswana 1.22 million ha compare
- 22 Namibia 975,262 ha 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 grassland — burned area in Congo?
- Grassland — burned area in Congo was 1.95 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,111 ha in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for grassland — burned area?
- Congo ranks 19th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.