What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Central African Republic and Congo?

0.0034 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

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.

Central African Republic vs Congo: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Central African Republic

0.2944 hectares per person

in 2025

Congo

0.2978 hectares per person

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

7th

Congo rank

6th

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

Central African Republic
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.2978 hectares per person against 0.2944 hectares per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.

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

Central African Republic ranks 7th and Congo ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.638 hectares per person	0.53 hectares per person	0.108 hectares per person	Central African Republic
2010s	0.5035 hectares per person	0.4111 hectares per person	0.0923 hectares per person	Central African Republic
2020s	0.3789 hectares per person	0.3324 hectares per person	0.0465 hectares per person	Central African Republic

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, Central African Republic or Congo?: Congo, at 0.2978 hectares per person against 0.2944 hectares per person in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Central African Republic and Congo?: 0.0034 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?: Central African Republic ranks 7th and Congo ranks 6th 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: 22 September 2026

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.