Canada vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area
Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
Northern America
1.03 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Northern America rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.03 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada, a difference of 314,395 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 526,063 ha | 835,760 ha | 309,697 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 122,451 ha | 392,943 ha | 270,491 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 296,787 ha | 600,264 ha | 303,476 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 851,231 ha | 1.34 million ha | 487,438 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.03 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Canada and Northern America?
- 314,395 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Canada ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 12th 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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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.