Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.6056 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0.6056 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 704.9% on the previous year and up 271.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.6056 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Canada 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +200.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre | +1464.2% |
| 2003 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1245 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1523 ha per square kilometre | +294.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1171 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1631 ha per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1942 ha per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -77.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | +263.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0883 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -88.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2799 ha per square kilometre | +2620.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | -73.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6056 ha per square kilometre | +704.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 | +2620.5% | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.2799 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1464.2% | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +704.9% | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | 0.6056 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 0.1942 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2427 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.6056 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 6 Honduras 0.9975 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.8908 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Cambodia 0.8103 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Belize 0.4737 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guatemala 0.4234 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Thailand 0.412 ha per square kilometre 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.6056 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6056 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.3%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.