Canada vs World: Other forest — Burned Area
Canada
717,855 ha
in 2024
World
6.61 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
World rank
1st
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 6.61 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada, a difference of 5.90 million ha.
That makes World's figure about 9.2 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 219 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 526,063 ha | 8.11 million ha | 7.58 million ha | World |
| 2000s | 122,451 ha | 8.05 million ha | 7.93 million ha | World |
| 2010s | 296,787 ha | 9.38 million ha | 9.08 million ha | World |
| 2020s | 851,231 ha | 7.77 million ha | 6.92 million ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Canada or World?
- World, at 6.61 million ha against 717,855 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Canada and World?
- 5.90 million ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Canada ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.