Canada vs Oceania: Savanna — Burned Area
Canada
1.52 million ha
in 2024
Oceania
2.70 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Oceania rank
14th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Canada
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 2.70 million ha against 1.52 million ha in Canada, a difference of 1.18 million ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.8 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Oceania ranks 14th of 221 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 385,331 ha | 7.54 million ha | 7.16 million ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 461,488 ha | 6.16 million ha | 5.70 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 663,108 ha | 4.82 million ha | 4.16 million ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 1.37 million ha | 3.31 million ha | 1.93 million ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Canada or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 2.70 million ha against 1.52 million ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Canada and Oceania?
- 1.18 million ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Oceania rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Canada ranks 15th and Oceania ranks 14th 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.