Bahamas vs Canada: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Bahamas
0.2739 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.3129 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
17th
Canada rank
16th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bahamas
  • Canada
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.3129 ha per square kilometre against 0.2739 ha per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 0.039 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 17th and Canada ranks 16th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6344 ha per square kilometre 0.0587 ha per square kilometre 0.5758 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 0.4993 ha per square kilometre 0.0137 ha per square kilometre 0.4857 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 0.59 ha per square kilometre 0.0331 ha per square kilometre 0.5569 ha per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 0.2568 ha per square kilometre 0.1006 ha per square kilometre 0.1562 ha per square kilometre Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Bahamas or Canada?
Canada, at 0.3129 ha per square kilometre against 0.2739 ha per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Bahamas and Canada?
0.039 ha per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Canada?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Canada rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 17th and Canada ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,245 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.