Canada vs Nepal: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Canada
0.0174 ha per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.0122 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
14th
Nepal rank
15th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Nepal
00.020.040.06199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0174 ha per person against 0.0122 ha per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0052 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 14th and Nepal ranks 15th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0179 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person 0.0138 ha per person Canada
2000s 0.0039 ha per person 0.0033 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Canada
2010s 0.0083 ha per person 0.0061 ha per person 0.0021 ha per person Canada
2020s 0.0213 ha per person 0.0062 ha per person 0.0151 ha per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Canada or Nepal?
Canada, at 0.0174 ha per person against 0.0122 ha per person in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Canada and Nepal?
0.0052 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nepal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Nepal rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Canada ranks 14th and Nepal ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.