Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 1.18 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada is 1.18 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 930.3% on the previous year and up 209.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 1.18 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Canada ranks 43rd of 188 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -70.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | +371.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0821 ha per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2533 ha per square kilometre | +1102.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1857 ha per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.132 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre | +336.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3805 ha per square kilometre | +173.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2536 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2791 ha per square kilometre | +253.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1067 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -88.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3396 ha per square kilometre | +2630.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 2023 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +930.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +2630.2% | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.3396 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1102.0% | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 0.2533 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +930.3% | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +371.2% | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +336.5% | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 0.2533 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | 0.3805 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4114 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Canada?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada was 1.18 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.