Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo
Congo: Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 1.62 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo is 1.62 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 1.62 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 183,807 ha, in 2000.
Congo ranks 17th of 238 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 | 664,654 ha | 209,027 ha | 940,704 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 777,691 ha | 183,807 ha | 1.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million ha | 1.01 million ha | 1.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million ha | 950,398 ha | 1.62 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More climate change data for Congo
- Share co2 vs population 0.1967 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 6.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.16 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.4 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 191.08 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.4 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo?
- Savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo was 1.62 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,807 ha in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Congo ranks 17th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.