Canada vs Italy: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Canada
0.0647 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0592 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
81st
Italy rank
84th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0592 hectares per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 81st and Italy ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0234 hectares per square kilometre | 0.016 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0193 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0327 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Canada, at 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0592 hectares per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and Italy?
- 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 81st and Italy ranks 84th 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.