Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada

Canada: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 6,452 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6,452 kt
Change on year
up 1,425.9%
World rank
5th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,452 kt
in 2023
All-time low
49 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 991.4 kt1991: 991.4 kt1992: 991.4 kt1993: 991.4 kt1994: 991.4 kt1995: 991.4 kt1996: 2.0k kt1997: 1.0k kt1998: 3.8k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 807.4 kt2001: 49 kt2002: 239.6 kt2003: 592.2 kt2004: 401.2 kt2005: 230.1 kt2006: 348.3 kt2007: 175.2 kt2008: 66.6 kt2009: 209.6 kt2010: 467.1 kt2011: 441.8 kt2012: 584.9 kt2013: 579.4 kt2014: 380.6 kt2015: 1.4k kt2016: 490.8 kt2017: 631.7 kt2018: 1.5k kt2019: 681 kt2020: 97.7 kt2021: 1.5k kt2022: 422.9 kt2023: 6.5k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Canada recorded 6,452 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,425.9% on the previous year and up 1,013.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada peaked at 6,452 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49 kt, in 2001.

Canada ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,428 kt 991.45 kt 3,776 kt 10
2000s 311.93 kt 49 kt 807.43 kt 10
2010s 717.05 kt 380.65 kt 1,537 kt 10
2020s 2,110 kt 97.73 kt 6,452 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 2 Central African Republic 7,293 kt compare
  2. 3 Zambia 6,926 kt compare
  3. 4 Mozambique 6,551 kt compare
  4. 6 Brazil 4,733 kt compare
  5. 7 Angola 4,704 kt compare
  6. 8 Myanmar 4,477 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada was 6,452 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 6,452 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 49 kt in 2001.
How does Canada rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Canada ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,013.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf