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

0.0005 hectares per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.

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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0119 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Zambia

0.0124 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

22nd

Zambia rank

20th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0149 hectares per square kilometre	0.0618 hectares per square kilometre	0.0469 hectares per square kilometre	Zambia
2010s	0.0175 hectares per square kilometre	0.0788 hectares per square kilometre	0.0613 hectares per square kilometre	Zambia
2020s	0.0167 hectares per square kilometre	0.042 hectares per square kilometre	0.0253 hectares per square kilometre	Zambia

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0124 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 20th 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.