Canada vs Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type
Canada
66,179 hectares
in 2024
Congo
44,950 hectares
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
Congo rank
6th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type over time
- Canada
- Congo
How they compare
Canada currently reports 66,179 hectares against 44,950 hectares in Congo, a difference of 21,230 hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and Congo ranks 6th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.