Canada vs Laos: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Canada
114,241 hectares
in 2024
Laos
90,328 hectares
in 2024
Canada rank
52nd
Laos rank
54th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Canada
- Laos
How they compare
Canada currently reports 114,241 hectares against 90,328 hectares in Laos, a difference of 23,913 hectares.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 52nd and Laos ranks 54th 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.