Canada vs China: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Canada

2.17 million hectares

in 2026

China

2.27 million hectares

in 2026

Canada rank

18th

China rank

16th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

China currently reports 2.27 million hectares against 2.17 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 98,530 hectares.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was China ahead.

Canada ranks 18th and China ranks 16th 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.