Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 164,978 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Congo, Republic of, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Congo, Republic of recorded 164,978 ha for humid tropical forest — burned area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 271.7% on the previous year and up 629.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Congo, Republic of peaked at 164,978 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,297 ha, in 2002.
Congo, Republic of ranks 15th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,824 ha | 28,688 ha | 52,297 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,539 ha | 14,297 ha | 69,987 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,266 ha | 22,610 ha | 88,088 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,822 ha | 41,651 ha | 164,978 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Republic of
More climate change data for Congo, Republic of
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2359 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area in Congo, Republic of?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Congo, Republic of was 164,978 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 164,978 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,297 ha in 2002.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 629.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.