Brazil vs Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0166 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
0.0173 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
16th
Congo rank
15th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Congo ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and Congo ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0363 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0306 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0462 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0404 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0199 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0485 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0286 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
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, Brazil or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Brazil and Congo?
- 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 16th and Congo ranks 15th 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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About this data
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.