Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.6038 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.6038 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 39.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Congo peaked at 1.09 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2277 ha per person, in 2000.
Congo ranks 7th 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.09 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.06 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9996 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9704 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9435 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2887 ha per person | -69.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3014 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3222 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3039 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2277 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 0.277 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4849 ha per person | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8027 ha per person | +65.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8018 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9126 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8856 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7355 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7131 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.634 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7194 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.723 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.66 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6851 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5511 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6376 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6271 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5996 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6006 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5812 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.484 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4506 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5632 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4315 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6038 ha per person | +39.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.6038 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 106.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.6038 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 9.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +75.0% | 0.277 ha per person | 0.4849 ha per person |
| 2003 | +65.5% | 0.4849 ha per person | 0.8027 ha per person |
| 1996 | -69.4% | 0.9435 ha per person | 0.2887 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7308 ha per person | 0.2887 ha per person | 1.09 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6475 ha per person | 0.2277 ha per person | 0.9126 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6385 ha per person | 0.5511 ha per person | 0.723 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5066 ha per person | 0.4315 ha per person | 0.6038 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Congo?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Congo was 0.6038 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2277 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.