Congo vs Namibia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Congo
0.2978 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia
0.694 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo rank
6th
Namibia rank
4th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Congo
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.694 hectares per person against 0.2978 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.3962 hectares per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.
Congo ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.53 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.4111 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.3324 hectares per person | 0.8795 hectares per person | 0.5472 hectares per person | Namibia |
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, Congo or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.694 hectares per person against 0.2978 hectares per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Congo and Namibia?
- 0.3962 hectares per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Congo ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.