Congo vs Sierra Leone: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Congo

730,044 hectares

in 2026

Sierra Leone

731,535 hectares

in 2026

Congo rank

33rd

Sierra Leone rank

32nd

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 731,535 hectares against 730,044 hectares in Congo, a difference of 1,491 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Congo ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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.