Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Congo, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Congo is 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.0% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre, in 2023.
Congo ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0179 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0264 hectares per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0642 hectares per square kilometre | +143.1% |
| 2005 | 0.048 hectares per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 hectares per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2007 | 0.025 hectares per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0482 hectares per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0301 hectares per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0465 hectares per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0718 hectares per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0341 hectares per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0605 hectares per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 2014 | 0.018 hectares per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre | +336.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0427 hectares per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0258 hectares per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0421 hectares per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2019 | 0.042 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0398 hectares per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0727 hectares per square kilometre | +82.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0644 hectares per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre | -73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0363 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0179 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0642 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0462 hectares per square kilometre | 0.018 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0485 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0727 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 12 Uganda 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 Canada 0.022 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Cambodia 0.0191 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brazil 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ghana 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 18 Tanzania 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Congo?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0788 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.