Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Congo
Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.002 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Congo, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.002 hectares per person for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 71.7% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0071 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Congo 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0018 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0026 hectares per person | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 hectares per person | +134.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 hectares per person | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 hectares per person | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 hectares per person | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.004 hectares per person | +86.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 hectares per person | +48.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 hectares per person | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 hectares per person | -53.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 hectares per person | +72.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -70.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 hectares per person | +326.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 hectares per person | -47.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 hectares per person | +59.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 hectares per person | +78.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 hectares per person | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.001 hectares per person | -73.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0071 hectares per person | +640.7% |
| 2025 | 0.002 hectares per person | -71.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +640.7% | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0033 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0053 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0071 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 1 Zambia 0.0059 hectares per person compare
- 2 Bahamas 0.0026 hectares per person compare
- 4 South Sudan 0.0017 hectares per person compare
- 5 Canada 0.0012 hectares per person compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 0.0011 hectares per person compare
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Congo?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Congo was 0.002 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Congo ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.