Congo vs Mali: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Congo
5.15 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali
4.83 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
11th
Mali rank
12th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Mali
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.15 hectares per square kilometre against 4.83 hectares per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 0.32 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mali ahead.
Congo ranks 11th and Mali ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.87 hectares per square kilometre | 5.48 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3875 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 6.02 hectares per square kilometre | 4.43 hectares per square kilometre | 1.6 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 5.8 hectares per square kilometre | 4.81 hectares per square kilometre | 0.987 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
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, Congo or Mali?
- Congo, at 5.15 hectares per square kilometre against 4.83 hectares per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Congo and Mali?
- 0.32 hectares per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mali?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Mali rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 11th and Mali ranks 12th 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.