Canada vs India: Forest fires — Emissions
Canada
49,170 kt
in 2024
India
43,675 kt
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
India rank
11th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 49,170 kt against 43,675 kt in India, a difference of 5,495 kt.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 178 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,445 kt | 54,280 kt | 46,835 kt | India |
| 2010s | 20,784 kt | 81,771 kt | 60,988 kt | India |
| 2020s | 58,749 kt | 64,550 kt | 5,801 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 49,170 kt against 43,675 kt in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Canada and India?
- 5,495 kt, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). 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.