Congo vs Tanzania: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0173 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0139 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
15th
Tanzania rank
18th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Tanzania
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0363 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0277 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0462 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0404 hectares per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0485 hectares per square kilometre | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0396 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, Congo or Tanzania?
- Congo, at 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Congo and Tanzania?
- 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Tanzania rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 18th 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.