Canada vs India: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Canada
0.0647 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0593 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
81st
India rank
83rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 81st and India ranks 83rd of 206 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 | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0535 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0461 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0553 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0446 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0725 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0517 hectares per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0593 hectares per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and India?
- 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 81st and India ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.