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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0004 hectares per person
in 2025
Paraguay
0.0006 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Paraguay rank
8th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0006 hectares per person against 0.0004 hectares per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 hectares per person 0.0008 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person Paraguay
2010s 0.0005 hectares per person 0.0009 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Paraguay
2020s 0.0004 hectares per person 0.0013 hectares per person 0.0009 hectares per person Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.0006 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay?
0.0002 hectares per person, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Paraguay rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 8th 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.