Canada vs OECD: Forest fires — Burned Area
Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
OECD
1.77 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
OECD rank
6th
Forest fires — Burned Area 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 9th and OECD ranks 6th of 219 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, 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 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?
- Canada ranks 9th and OECD ranks 6th 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.