Canada vs India: Forest fires — Burned Area
Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
India rank
11th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 717,855 ha against 523,649 ha in India, a difference of 194,206 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 526,063 ha | 485,055 ha | 41,007 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 122,451 ha | 602,353 ha | 479,902 ha | India |
| 2010s | 296,787 ha | 988,515 ha | 691,728 ha | India |
| 2020s | 851,231 ha | 781,081 ha | 70,149 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 717,855 ha against 523,649 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Canada and India?
- 194,206 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.