Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0174 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per capita in Canada is 0.0174 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.7% on the previous year and up 318.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0687 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Canada 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0141 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0138 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0134 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0232 ha per person | +73.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 ha per person | -49.8% |
| 1998 | 0.044 ha per person | +277.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 ha per person | -58.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per person | -48.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -93.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 ha per person | +410.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 ha per person | +123.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.003 ha per person | -42.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 ha per person | +48.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 ha per person | -54.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | -60.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 ha per person | +203.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 ha per person | +110.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 ha per person | +299.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 ha per person | -64.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 ha per person | +148.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 ha per person | -51.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -86.4% |
| 2021 | 0.015 ha per person | +1298.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 ha per person | -70.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0687 ha per person | +1451.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0174 ha per person | -74.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1451.5% | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0687 ha per person |
| 2021 | +1298.5% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.044 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0687 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 other forest — burned area, per capita in Canada?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Canada was 0.0174 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0687 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 318.0%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.