Burkina Faso vs Congo: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Burkina Faso
3.66 million hectares
in 2025
Congo
3.41 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Congo rank
21st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.66 million hectares against 3.41 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 249,580 hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Congo ranks 21st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 135,050 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.13 million hectares | 3.61 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.53 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 986,090 hectares | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.66 million hectares against 3.41 million hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 249,580 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Congo ranks 21st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.