Bolivia vs Congo: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Bolivia

587,344 hectares

in 2026

Congo

730,044 hectares

in 2026

Bolivia rank

36th

Congo rank

33rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Congo currently reports 730,044 hectares against 587,344 hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 142,700 hectares.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 36th and Congo ranks 33rd of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.