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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.81 million hectares
in 2024
Namibia
1.05 million hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd
Namibia rank
25th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Namibia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200220132024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.81 million hectares against 1.05 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 760,040 hectares.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 25th of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.