Canada vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Canada
0.0174 ha per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.0242 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
14th
South Sudan rank
11th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Canada
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.0242 ha per person against 0.0174 ha per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0068 ha per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 186 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Canada or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.0242 ha per person against 0.0174 ha per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Canada and South Sudan?
- 0.0068 ha per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Sudan rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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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About this data
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.