Canada vs Eastern Europe: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Canada
3.74 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Europe
6.32 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
Eastern Europe rank
13th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 6.32 million ha against 3.74 million ha in Canada, a difference of 2.58 million ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Eastern Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million ha | 3.40 million ha | 2.32 million ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 1.15 million ha | 5.37 million ha | 4.22 million ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 1.77 million ha | 6.12 million ha | 4.35 million ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 3.53 million ha | 5.97 million ha | 2.45 million ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Canada or Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Europe, at 6.32 million ha against 3.74 million ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Canada and Eastern Europe?
- 2.58 million ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Eastern Europe rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Canada ranks 10th and Eastern Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.