Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita

Argentina
0.0003 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0004 hectares per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
13th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
00.0020.0040.006200220132025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0004 hectares per person against 0.0003 hectares per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Argentina ranks 13th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0015 hectares per person 0.0006 hectares per person 0.0009 hectares per person Argentina
2010s 0.0003 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.002 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person 0.0016 hectares per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Argentina or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0004 hectares per person against 0.0003 hectares per person in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0001 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
Argentina ranks 13th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.