Benin vs Congo: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Benin
5.73 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
5.15 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
10th
Congo rank
11th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Benin currently reports 5.73 hectares per square kilometre against 5.15 hectares per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.58 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 10th and Congo ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1 hectares per square kilometre | 5.87 hectares per square kilometre | 2.23 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 6.94 hectares per square kilometre | 6.02 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9136 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 6.21 hectares per square kilometre | 5.8 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4126 hectares per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Benin or Congo?
- Benin, at 5.73 hectares per square kilometre against 5.15 hectares per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Benin and Congo?
- 0.58 hectares per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 10th and Congo ranks 11th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.