Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada
Canada: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0012 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada is 0.0012 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0048 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per person, in 2020.
Canada ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0017 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.001 hectares per person | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -49.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +99.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 hectares per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +46.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -82.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +441.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -70.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 hectares per person | +667.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -73.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -74.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 hectares per person | +546.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -65.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -57.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +1324.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -64.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 hectares per person | +1035.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -22.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1324.1% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person |
| 2023 | +1035.1% | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person |
| 2013 | +667.3% | 0.0005 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person |
| 2017 | +546.8% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person |
| 2010 | +441.2% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Canada was 0.0012 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.