Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Canada
Canada: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0928 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Canada is 0.0928 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 64.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.2588 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Canada 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0661 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0653 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0645 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0638 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0631 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0625 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.018 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0149 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0696 ha per person | +367.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0242 ha per person | -65.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 ha per person | -60.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 ha per person | -37.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0724 ha per person | +1089.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0489 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0657 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0511 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 0.036 ha per person | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 ha per person | -59.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0654 ha per person | +331.7% |
| 2011 | 0.04 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0359 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0972 ha per person | +170.9% |
| 2014 | 0.08 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0637 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 ha per person | -69.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0685 ha per person | +249.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 ha per person | -54.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 ha per person | -88.5% |
| 2021 | 0.078 ha per person | +2561.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0258 ha per person | -66.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2588 ha per person | +902.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0928 ha per person | -64.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2561.6% | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.078 ha per person |
| 2002 | +1089.0% | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0724 ha per person |
| 2023 | +902.0% | 0.0258 ha per person | 0.2588 ha per person |
| 1998 | +367.3% | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0696 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0512 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0696 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0382 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0724 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0527 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.0972 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0917 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.2588 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Canada?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Canada was 0.0928 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2588 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.