Congo vs South Sudan: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Congo
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.0017 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
4th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Sudan ahead.
Congo ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0033 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.0032 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0034 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | 0.0014 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, Congo or South Sudan?
- Congo, at 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Congo and South Sudan?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Congo ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 4th 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.