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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.013 hectares per person
in 2025
Paraguay
0.0145 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
40th
Paraguay rank
39th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Paraguay
0.020.040.06200220132025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0145 hectares per person against 0.013 hectares per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per person.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Paraguay ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 39th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0326 hectares per person 0.0269 hectares per person 0.0057 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0187 hectares per person 0.027 hectares per person 0.0083 hectares per person Paraguay
2020s 0.0137 hectares per person 0.0295 hectares per person 0.0158 hectares per person Paraguay

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.0145 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay?
0.0015 hectares per person, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 39th 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.