Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Cameroon
0.0162 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.013 hectares per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
37th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
40th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0.010.020.030.04200220132025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0162 hectares per person against 0.013 hectares per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 37th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0229 hectares per person 0.0326 hectares per person 0.0097 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0149 hectares per person 0.0187 hectares per person 0.0038 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0154 hectares per person 0.0137 hectares per person 0.0017 hectares per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Cameroon, at 0.0162 hectares per person against 0.013 hectares per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0032 hectares per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 37th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.