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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.81 million hectares
in 2024
United States
2.24 million hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd
United States rank
19th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200220132024

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.24 million hectares against 1.81 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 433,520 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and United States ranks 19th 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.