Democratic Republic of Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5679 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
0.5771 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
44th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
42nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.5771 hectares per square kilometre against 0.5679 hectares per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0092 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8574 hectares per square kilometre | 1.5 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6414 hectares per square kilometre | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0.6487 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9219 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2733 hectares per square kilometre | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 0.5858 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5924 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | Cote d'Ivoire |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.5771 hectares per square kilometre against 0.5679 hectares per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.0092 hectares per square kilometre, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 42nd 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.