Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.2553 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per capita in Congo is 0.2553 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 64.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.3952 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0583 ha per person, in 2000.
Congo ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3952 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3841 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3734 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3625 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3519 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3421 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0739 ha per person | -78.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0963 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0878 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0845 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0583 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 0.079 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1234 ha per person | +56.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2568 ha per person | +108.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2566 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.317 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2763 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2457 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2403 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2155 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2667 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2735 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2466 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2751 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.204 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.257 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2576 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2453 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2557 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2348 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1652 ha per person | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1783 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2092 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1555 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2553 ha per person | +64.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2553 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 588.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.2553 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 57.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +108.0% | 0.1234 ha per person | 0.2568 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2552 ha per person | 0.0739 ha per person | 0.3952 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2069 ha per person | 0.0583 ha per person | 0.317 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2516 ha per person | 0.204 ha per person | 0.2751 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1927 ha per person | 0.1555 ha per person | 0.2553 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Congo?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Congo was 0.2553 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3952 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0583 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.