Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC in Canada
Canada: Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC was 85,076 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2020, other forest — burned area — unfccc in Canada stood at 85,076 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area — unfccc in Canada peaked at 152,715 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85,076 ha, in 2020.
That places Canada 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 123,552 ha | — |
| 1991 | 138,349 ha | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 147,324 ha | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 146,255 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 136,059 ha | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 134,572 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 132,100 ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 110,544 ha | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 108,576 ha | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 131,799 ha | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 125,058 ha | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 113,728 ha | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 129,351 ha | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 129,676 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 129,744 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 152,512 ha | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 136,831 ha | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 125,026 ha | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 112,595 ha | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 99,354 ha | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 127,114 ha | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 131,572 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 138,175 ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 141,231 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 128,418 ha | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 152,715 ha | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 136,620 ha | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 122,837 ha | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 115,799 ha | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 85,653 ha | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 85,076 ha | -0.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 85,076 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,275 ha, 66.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130,913 ha | 108,576 ha | 147,324 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,388 ha | 99,354 ha | 152,512 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,013 ha | 85,653 ha | 152,715 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,076 ha | 85,076 ha | 85,076 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 New Zealand 517.53 million ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 18,603 ha compare
- 3 Spain 75,365 ha compare
- 4 Portugal 37,165 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 27,661 ha 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 other forest — burned area — unfccc in Canada?
- Other forest — burned area — unfccc in Canada was 85,076 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 152,715 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,076 ha in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for other forest — burned area — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other forest — burned area — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC. 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.