Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo
Congo: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 3.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.41 million for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo peaked at 4.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million, in 2002.
Congo ranks 21st of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.73 million | — |
| 2003 | 3.19 million | +84.0% |
| 2004 | 3.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 3.88 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.30 million | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 3.22 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.09 million | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.68 million | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 3.79 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.53 million | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 3.71 million | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.02 million | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 3.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.60 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.78 million | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.65 million | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.29 million | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 2.94 million | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.94 million | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 2.96 million | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 4.53 million | +53.1% |
| 2025 | 3.41 million | -24.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.41 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554, 12.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.41 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +84.0% | 1.73 million | 3.19 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 million | 1.73 million | 3.88 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million | 3.02 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 million | 2.94 million | 4.53 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Congo was 3.41 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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