Australia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Australia
0.0005 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0004 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Australia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0005 hectares per person against 0.0004 hectares per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Australia or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Australia, at 0.0005 hectares per person against 0.0004 hectares per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.0001 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th 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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About this data
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.