Australia vs Canada: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Australia
0.6006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.526 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
28th
Canada rank
30th

Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.6006 ha per square kilometre against 0.526 ha per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0746 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 28th and Canada ranks 30th of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 0.974 ha per square kilometre 0.043 ha per square kilometre 0.931 ha per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.7907 ha per square kilometre 0.0515 ha per square kilometre 0.7392 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.6157 ha per square kilometre 0.074 ha per square kilometre 0.5417 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.4408 ha per square kilometre 0.1521 ha per square kilometre 0.2887 ha per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 0.6006 ha per square kilometre against 0.526 ha per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
0.0746 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 28th and Canada ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.