Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.3084 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Congo is 0.3084 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.614 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0286 ha per person, in 2000.
Congo ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.614 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5968 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5801 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5632 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5468 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5316 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0412 ha per person | -92.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0378 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0441 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0428 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0286 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1898 ha per person | +563.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3397 ha per person | +79.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5009 ha per person | +47.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5066 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5482 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5531 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4576 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4304 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4008 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4324 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4226 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3951 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3778 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3334 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3567 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.339 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3399 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3241 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3159 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3041 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2605 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3334 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2604 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3084 ha per person | +18.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.3084 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 129.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.3084 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 8.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +563.8% | 0.0286 ha per person | 0.1898 ha per person |
| 1996 | -92.3% | 0.5316 ha per person | 0.0412 ha per person |
| 2002 | +79.0% | 0.1898 ha per person | 0.3397 ha per person |
| 2003 | +47.5% | 0.3397 ha per person | 0.5009 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3598 ha per person | 0.0378 ha per person | 0.614 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3956 ha per person | 0.0286 ha per person | 0.5531 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3637 ha per person | 0.3159 ha per person | 0.4324 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2934 ha per person | 0.2604 ha per person | 0.3334 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Congo?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Congo was 0.3084 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.614 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0286 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.