Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Congo
Congo: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.2978 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Congo, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.2978 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.6392 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2845 hectares per person, in 2023.
Congo ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.357 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.5771 hectares per person | +61.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5774 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6326 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6392 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5178 hectares per person | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4798 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.459 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4967 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4793 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4492 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4238 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3678 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4057 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3781 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3861 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3688 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3558 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3664 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.286 hectares per person | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3922 hectares per person | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2845 hectares per person | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3672 hectares per person | +29.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2978 hectares per person | -18.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 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 | +61.6% | 0.357 hectares per person | 0.5771 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.53 hectares per person | 0.357 hectares per person | 0.6392 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4111 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.4967 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3324 hectares per person | 0.2845 hectares per person | 0.3922 hectares per person | 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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Congo?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Congo was 0.2978 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6392 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2845 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.