Asia vs Canada: Other forest — Burned Area
Asia
1.34 million ha
in 2024
Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
Canada rank
4th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Canada
How they compare
Asia currently reports 1.34 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada, a difference of 626,535 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 22 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.40 million ha | 526,063 ha | 875,548 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.92 million ha | 122,451 ha | 1.79 million ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 1.99 million ha | 296,787 ha | 1.69 million ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 1.58 million ha | 851,231 ha | 724,221 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Asia or Canada?
- Asia, at 1.34 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Asia and Canada?
- 626,535 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Canada rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Asia ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 4th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.