Canada vs India: Forest fires — Emissions
Canada
70.11 kt
in 2024
India
62.28 kt
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
India rank
11th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 70.11 kt against 62.28 kt in India, a difference of 7.83 kt.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.47 kt | 76.4 kt | 10.07 kt | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.06 kt | 74.8 kt | 59.74 kt | India |
| 2010s | 29.64 kt | 116.6 kt | 86.96 kt | India |
| 2020s | 83.77 kt | 92.04 kt | 8.27 kt | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 70.11 kt against 62.28 kt in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Canada and India?
- 7.83 kt, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). 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.