Congo vs South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Congo
0.2978 hectares per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.6958 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo rank
6th
South Sudan rank
3rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.6958 hectares per person against 0.2978 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.398 hectares per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.3 times Congo's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.53 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.4111 hectares per person | 0.9918 hectares per person | 0.5807 hectares per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3324 hectares per person | 0.7821 hectares per person | 0.4497 hectares per person | South Sudan |
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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.6958 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 South Sudan?
- 0.398 hectares per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Congo ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 3rd 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.