Canada vs OECD: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1

Canada
70.11 kt
in 2024
OECD
192.31 kt
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
OECD rank
7th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Canada
  • OECD
0200400600800199020072024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 192.31 kt against 70.11 kt in Canada, a difference of 122.2 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.7 times Canada's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and OECD ranks 7th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 86.47 kt 379.27 kt 292.8 kt OECD
2000s 15.06 kt 168.44 kt 153.37 kt OECD
2010s 29.64 kt 172.74 kt 143.1 kt OECD
2020s 83.77 kt 249.03 kt 165.26 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1, Canada or OECD?
OECD, at 192.31 kt against 70.11 kt in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 between Canada and OECD?
122.2 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and OECD rank globally for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
Canada ranks 10th and OECD ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.