Canada vs India: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Canada
4.42 million hectares
in 2025
India
5.30 million hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
17th
India rank
15th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.30 million hectares against 4.42 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 879,350 hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and India ranks 15th of 225 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.70 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | India |
| 2010s | 2.27 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | India |
| 2020s | 4.58 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | 398,058 hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Canada or India?
- India, at 5.30 million hectares against 4.42 million hectares in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Canada and India?
- 879,350 hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Canada ranks 17th and India ranks 15th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.