Canada vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Burned Area

Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
10.03 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
8th

Forest fires — Burned Area over time

  • Canada
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020072024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 10.03 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada, a difference of 9.31 million ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 14.0 times Canada's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 219 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 526,063 ha 10.06 million ha 9.53 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 122,451 ha 13.26 million ha 13.14 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 296,787 ha 15.29 million ha 14.99 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 851,231 ha 11.72 million ha 10.87 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Canada or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 10.03 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Canada and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
9.31 million ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
Canada ranks 9th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 219 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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