Canada vs Colombia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Canada
1.18 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia
1.24 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
43rd
Colombia rank
40th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.24 ha per square kilometre against 1.18 ha per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.06 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.4114 ha per square kilometre | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.24 ha per square kilometre against 1.18 ha per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Canada and Colombia?
- 0.06 ha per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 40th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — 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.