Canada vs India: Other forest — Burned Area
Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
India
338,533 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
India rank
6th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 717,855 ha against 338,533 ha in India, a difference of 379,322 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 526,063 ha | 348,325 ha | 177,738 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 122,451 ha | 423,818 ha | 301,367 ha | India |
| 2010s | 296,787 ha | 752,308 ha | 455,521 ha | India |
| 2020s | 851,231 ha | 604,829 ha | 246,402 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 717,855 ha against 338,533 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Canada and India?
- 379,322 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 219 countries.
- 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.