British Virgin Islands vs Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
British Virgin Islands
0.0011 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
6th
Congo rank
3rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0011 hectares per person in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Congo ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 6th and Congo ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0033 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, British Virgin Islands or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0011 hectares per person in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between British Virgin Islands and Congo?
- 0.0009 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Congo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Congo rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 6th and Congo ranks 3rd 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.