Congo vs Zambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Congo
5.15 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
5.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
11th
Zambia rank
9th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.84 hectares per square kilometre against 5.15 hectares per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.69 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.87 hectares per square kilometre | 6.71 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8363 hectares per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.02 hectares per square kilometre | 5.92 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 5.8 hectares per square kilometre | 5.32 hectares per square kilometre | 0.473 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.84 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 Congo and Zambia?
- 0.69 hectares per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 11th and Zambia ranks 9th 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.