Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) in Canada
Canada: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0016 kt per square kilometre for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1,425.9% on the previous year and up 1,036.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2001.
Canada ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +141.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +277.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -95.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +389.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +147.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +214.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +122.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +261.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +143.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -85.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1429.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -71.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1425.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1429.3% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +1425.9% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahamas 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Vietnam 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cuba 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cameroon 0.0013 kt per square kilometre compare
- 22 Madagascar 0.0013 kt per square kilometre compare
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 forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Canada?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,036.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.