Canada vs Spain: Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC
Canada
85,076 ha
in 2020
Spain
75,365 ha
in 2020
Canada rank
2nd
Spain rank
3rd
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 85,076 ha against 75,365 ha in Spain, a difference of 9,711 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 3rd of 25 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130,913 ha | 148,578 ha | 17,665 ha | Spain |
| 2000s | 125,388 ha | 111,573 ha | 13,814 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 128,013 ha | 76,027 ha | 51,987 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 85,076 ha | 75,365 ha | 9,710 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area — unfccc, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 85,076 ha against 75,365 ha in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area — unfccc between Canada and Spain?
- 9,711 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for other forest — burned area — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 3rd 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.