Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Canada
Canada: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
34th
of 219 countries
All-time high
5,201 ha
in 1998
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, closed shrubland — burned area in Canada stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Canada peaked at 5,201 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
Canada ranks 34th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 608.68 ha | — |
| 1991 | 608.68 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 608.68 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 608.68 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 608.68 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 608.68 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,193 ha | +753.2% |
| 1997 | 2,419 ha | -53.4% |
| 1998 | 5,201 ha | +115.0% |
| 1999 | 2,230 ha | -57.1% |
| 2000 | 2,458 ha | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 64.66 ha | — |
| 2004 | 64.76 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 21.59 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +753.2% | 608.68 ha | 5,193 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,869 ha | 608.68 ha | 5,201 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 258.74 ha | 0 ha | 2,458 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 ha | 0 ha | 21.59 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
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- 34 Andorra 0 ha
- 34 Anguilla 0 ha
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- 34 Aruba 0 ha
- 34 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
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- 34 Bahrain 0 ha
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- 34 Barbados 0 ha
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- 34 Belgium 0 ha
- 34 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha
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- 34 Bermuda 0 ha
- 34 Bhutan 0 ha compare
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- 34 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
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- 34 Cayman Islands 0 ha
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- 34 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
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- 34 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 34 Costa Rica 0 ha compare
- 34 Croatia 0 ha compare
- 34 Cuba 0 ha compare
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- 34 Czechia 0 ha
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- 34 Djibouti 0 ha
- 34 Dominica 0 ha
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 ha compare
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- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
- 34 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 34 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Eswatini 0 ha compare
- 34 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 34 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 34 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 34 Finland 0 ha compare
- 34 France 0 ha compare
- 34 French Guiana 0 ha compare
- 34 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 34 Gabon 0 ha compare
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- 34 Georgia 0 ha compare
- 34 Germany 0 ha compare
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- 34 Gibraltar 0 ha
- 34 Greece 0 ha compare
- 34 Greenland 0 ha
- 34 Grenada 0 ha
- 34 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 34 Guam 0 ha
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- 34 Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha compare
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- 34 Iceland 0 ha
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- 34 Indonesia 0 ha compare
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- 34 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 Isle of Man 0 ha
- 34 Israel 0 ha compare
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- 34 Jordan 0 ha
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- 34 Kiribati 0 ha
- 34 Kuwait 0 ha
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
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- 34 Liberia 0 ha compare
- 34 Libya 0 ha compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 34 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 ha
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- 34 Maldives 0 ha
- 34 Mali 0 ha compare
- 34 Malta 0 ha
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 34 Martinique 0 ha
- 34 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 ha
- 34 Mayotte 0 ha
- 34 Mongolia 0 ha compare
- 34 Montenegro 0 ha
- 34 Montserrat 0 ha
- 34 Morocco 0 ha compare
- 34 Naoero 0 ha
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- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 34 New Caledonia 0 ha compare
- 34 New Zealand 0 ha compare
- 34 Niger 0 ha compare
- 34 Niue 0 ha
- 34 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 34 North Macedonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 34 Norway 0 ha compare
- 34 Oman 0 ha
- 34 Palau 0 ha
- 34 Palestine 0 ha compare
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- 34 Paraguay 0 ha compare
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- 34 Pitcairn 0 ha
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- 34 Qatar 0 ha
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- 34 Romania 0 ha compare
- 34 Russian Federation 0 ha compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 34 Samoa 0 ha
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
- 34 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 34 Serbia 0 ha
- 34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 ha
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 ha compare
- 34 Singapore 0 ha
- 34 Slovakia 0 ha
- 34 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 34 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 34 South Sudan 0 ha compare
- 34 Spain 0 ha compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 34 Sudan 0 ha
- 34 Sudan (former) 0 ha compare
- 34 Suriname 0 ha compare
- 34 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 34 Sweden 0 ha
- 34 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 34 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Thailand 0 ha compare
- 34 Togo 0 ha compare
- 34 Tokelau 0 ha
- 34 Tonga 0 ha
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha compare
- 34 Tunisia 0 ha compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 34 Uganda 0 ha compare
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- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
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- 34 Vanuatu 0 ha
- 34 Western Sahara 0 ha
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More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Canada?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Canada was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,201 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.