Brazil vs Canada: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0166 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
16th
Canada rank
13th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and Canada ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0057 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0199 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.022 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.0054 hectares per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 16th and Canada ranks 13th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.