Canada vs China: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Canada
114,241 hectares
in 2024
China
134,033 hectares
in 2024
Canada rank
52nd
China rank
50th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 134,033 hectares against 114,241 hectares in Canada, a difference of 19,792 hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 52nd and China ranks 50th of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.