Cambodia vs Canada: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Cambodia

1.53 million hectares

in 2026

Canada

2.17 million hectares

in 2026

Cambodia rank

21st

Canada rank

18th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Canada currently reports 2.17 million hectares against 1.53 million hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 644,830 hectares.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 21st and Canada ranks 18th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.