Congo vs Zambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Congo
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.0059 hectares per person
in 2025
Congo rank
3rd
Zambia rank
1st
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0059 hectares per person against 0.002 hectares per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0039 hectares per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.0 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.
Congo ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0033 hectares per person | 0.004 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0032 hectares per person | 0.0036 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0034 hectares per person | 0.0028 hectares per person | 0.0006 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0059 hectares per person against 0.002 hectares per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.0039 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Congo ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 1st 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.