Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo
Congo: Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 3.82 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.82 million ha for savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.3% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 3.82 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 717,677 ha, in 2000.
Congo ranks 20th 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 | 1.91 million ha | 816,068 ha | 2.59 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 million ha | 717,677 ha | 3.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million ha | 2.74 million ha | 3.33 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 million ha | 2.66 million ha | 3.82 million ha | 5 |
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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 fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo?
- Savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Congo was 3.82 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 717,677 ha in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Congo ranks 20th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 fires — 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.