Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Canada
Canada: Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 9.96 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Canada stood at 9.96 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Canada peaked at 36.4 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.96 kt, in 2020.
Canada ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.26 kt | 17.35 kt | 36.4 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.42 kt | 16.81 kt | 29.39 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 kt | 10.18 kt | 21.22 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.96 kt | 9.96 kt | 9.96 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Share co2 vs population 0.5266 (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 13.42 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 35.64 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 13.42 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 13.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Canada?
- Other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Canada was 9.96 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 kt in 1995.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.96 kt in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. 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 — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.