Canada vs Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Canada
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
0.0173 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
13th
Congo rank
15th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Congo
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Congo ahead.
Canada ranks 13th 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 | Canada | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0363 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0329 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0462 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0413 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0485 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0412 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, Canada or Congo?
- Canada, at 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and Congo?
- 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Congo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Congo rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 13th 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.