Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Canada or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 49,472 kt against 49,170 kt in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Canada and Russian Federation?

302 kt, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russian Federation?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

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.

Canada vs Russian Federation: Forest fires — Emissions

Canada

49,170 kt

in 2024

Russian Federation

49,472 kt

in 2024

Canada rank

9th

Russian Federation rank

8th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Canada
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 49,472 kt against 49,170 kt in Canada, a difference of 302 kt.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Canada ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7,445 kt	74,902 kt	67,457 kt	Russian Federation
2010s	20,784 kt	87,071 kt	66,287 kt	Russian Federation
2020s	58,749 kt	41,421 kt	17,328 kt	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Canada or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 49,472 kt against 49,170 kt in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Canada and Russian Federation?: 302 kt, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russian Federation?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Canada and Russian Federation rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Canada ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 181 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

Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.