Canada vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Canada
0.0647 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0708 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
81st
United States rank
79th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0708 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 81st and United States ranks 79th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1544 hectares per square kilometre | 0.147 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1646 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1538 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1587 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1379 hectares per square kilometre | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 0.0708 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and United States?
- 0.0061 hectares per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 81st and United States ranks 79th 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.