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

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.81 million hectares

in 2024

Russia

1.99 million hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

22nd

Russia rank

21st

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.99 million hectares against 1.81 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 181,490 hectares.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Russia ranks 21st 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: 07 August 2026

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