Canada vs Congo: Annual number of wildfires

Canada

2,689 wildfires

in 2026

Congo

2,564 wildfires

in 2026

Canada rank

33rd

Congo rank

34th

Annual number of wildfires over time

Canada currently reports 2,689 wildfires against 2,564 wildfires in Congo, a difference of 125 wildfires.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Congo ahead.

Canada ranks 33rd and Congo ranks 34th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual number of wildfires
Unit: wildfires
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

Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.