Wildfires in Canada emitted approximately *** megatons of carbon in 2023, accounting for ** percent of total global wildfire carbon emissions that year. The amount of carbon emitted by Canadian wildfires in 2023 was more than triple the country's previous record, registered in 2014. The 2023 wildfire season in Canada burned roughly **** million hectares, making it the country's most destructive wildfire season on record.
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Earth System Science Data. (December 12, 2023). Annual carbon emissions from wildfires in Canada in 2014 and 2023, compared with global wildfire carbon emissions (in megatons) [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 18, 2026, from /statistics/1462872/canada-wildfire-carbon-emissions/
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