Canada vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Canada
30.48 million t
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
531,886 t
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Canada
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.48 million t against 531,886 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 29.95 million t.
That makes Canada's figure about 57.3 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 219 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.12 million t | 833,242 t | 21.29 million t | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.33 million t | 953,926 t | 4.37 million t | Canada |
| 2010s | 12.89 million t | 772,637 t | 12.11 million t | Canada |
| 2020s | 36.42 million t | 126,092 t | 36.30 million t | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Canada or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Canada, at 30.48 million t against 531,886 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 29.95 million t, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Canada ranks 9th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.