Americas vs Canada: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Americas
178,094 ha
in 2024
Canada
37,062 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Canada rank
11th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 178,094 ha against 37,062 ha in Canada, a difference of 141,032 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.8 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Canada ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 million ha | 297,441 ha | 1.02 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 776,536 ha | 32,885 ha | 743,651 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 382,280 ha | 31,092 ha | 351,188 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 322,897 ha | 74,277 ha | 248,620 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 178,094 ha against 37,062 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Canada?
- 141,032 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Canada ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. 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.