<P> The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet . About 70 % of lightning occurs on land in the Tropics , where the majority of thunderstorms occur . The north and south poles and the areas over the oceans have the fewest lightning strikes . The place where lightning occurs most often ( according to the data from 2004 to 2005 ) is near the small village of Kifuka in the mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , where the elevation is around 975 metres ( 3,200 ft ) . This region received 158 lightning strikes per 1 square kilometer ( 409 per sq mi ) a year . </P>
<P> The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet . About 70 % of lightning occurs on land in the Tropics , where the majority of thunderstorms occur . The north and south poles and the areas over the oceans have the fewest lightning strikes . The place where lightning occurs most often ( according to the data from 2004 to 2005 ) is near the small village of Kifuka in the mountains of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , where the elevation is around 975 metres ( 3,200 ft ) . This region received 158 lightning strikes per 1 square kilometer ( 409 per sq mi ) a year . </P>
where do the most lightning strikes occur in the world
where do the most lightning strikes occur in the world
land in the Tropics
land in the Tropics