Canada vs Greece: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Canada
0.022 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
0.0228 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
13th
Greece rank
10th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and Greece ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre Greece
2010s 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre Greece

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, Canada or Greece?
Greece, at 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre against 0.022 hectares per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and Greece?
0.0008 hectares per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greece?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Canada and Greece rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 13th and Greece ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.