Which has higher forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1, Canada or OECD?

OECD, at 1.77 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 between Canada and OECD?

1.05 million ha, with OECD ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs OECD: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1

Canada

717,855 ha

in 2024

OECD

1.77 million ha

in 2024

Canada rank

10th

OECD rank

7th

Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

Canada
OECD

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.77 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada, a difference of 1.05 million ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.5 times Canada's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and OECD ranks 7th of 236 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	526,063 ha	1.88 million ha	1.35 million ha	OECD
2000s	122,451 ha	1.27 million ha	1.14 million ha	OECD
2010s	296,787 ha	1.53 million ha	1.23 million ha	OECD
2020s	851,231 ha	2.27 million ha	1.42 million ha	OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1, Canada or OECD?: OECD, at 1.77 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 between Canada and OECD?: 1.05 million ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and OECD rank globally for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?: Canada ranks 10th and OECD ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.