Forest fires — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Forest fires — Emissions was 24.35 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Canada is 24.35 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,425.9% on the previous year and up 1,013.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Canada peaked at 24.35 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1849 kt, in 2001.
Canada ranks 5th of 236 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.39 kt | 3.74 kt | 14.25 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 kt | 0.1849 kt | 3.05 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 kt | 1.44 kt | 5.8 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 kt | 0.3688 kt | 24.35 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Canada?
- Forest fires — emissions in Canada was 24.35 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.35 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1849 kt in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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