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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Paraguay: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Democratic Republic of Congo
64,822 hectares
in 2024
Paraguay
93,184 hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Paraguay rank
8th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 93,184 hectares against 64,822 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 28,362 hectares.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Paraguay ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
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Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).