Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Congo
Congo: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.13 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo is 0.13 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.2579 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Congo ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1043 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0746 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | +389.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1537 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1908 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1022 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1059 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2317 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1262 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | +133.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2036 ha per square kilometre | +115.9% |
| 2019 | 0.217 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 2023 | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.13 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 ha per square kilometre, 21.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +389.5% | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1313 ha per square kilometre | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | 0.1531 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1677 ha per square kilometre | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | 0.122 ha per square kilometre | 0.2132 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 17 Brazil 0.1857 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cuba 0.1636 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guatemala 0.1398 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Liberia 0.1218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Indonesia 0.0965 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.0954 ha 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.13 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2579 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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.