Canada vs Portugal: Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC
Canada
85,076 ha
in 2020
Portugal
37,165 ha
in 2020
Canada rank
2nd
Portugal rank
4th
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 85,076 ha against 37,165 ha in Portugal, a difference of 47,911 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Canada ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 4th of 25 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130,913 ha | 44,852 ha | 86,061 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 125,388 ha | 73,072 ha | 52,315 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 128,013 ha | 75,564 ha | 52,450 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 85,076 ha | 37,165 ha | 47,911 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area — unfccc, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 85,076 ha against 37,165 ha in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area — unfccc between Canada and Portugal?
- 47,911 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for other forest — burned area — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 4th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC. 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.