Canada vs Ethiopia: Savanna — Burned Area
Canada
1.52 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.31 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.31 million ha against 1.52 million ha in Canada, a difference of 795,100 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281,500 ha | 2.91 million ha | 2.63 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 461,488 ha | 3.84 million ha | 3.38 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 663,108 ha | 3.39 million ha | 2.73 million ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.37 million ha | 2.67 million ha | 1.29 million ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Canada or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.31 million ha against 1.52 million ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Canada and Ethiopia?
- 795,100 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Canada ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.