What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Argentina

0.012 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0119 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Argentina rank

21st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

22nd

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

Argentina
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.012 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Argentina ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0213 hectares per square kilometre	0.0149 hectares per square kilometre	0.0064 hectares per square kilometre	Argentina
2010s	0.004 hectares per square kilometre	0.0175 hectares per square kilometre	0.0135 hectares per square kilometre	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.0478 hectares per square kilometre	0.0167 hectares per square kilometre	0.0311 hectares per square kilometre	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Argentina or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Argentina, at 0.012 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?: Argentina ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit: hectares per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.