India vs Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Mexico
557,291 ha
in 2024
India rank
11th
Mexico rank
10th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 557,291 ha against 523,649 ha in India, a difference of 33,642 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 10th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 485,055 ha | 354,851 ha | 130,204 ha | India |
| 2000s | 602,353 ha | 315,969 ha | 286,384 ha | India |
| 2010s | 988,515 ha | 265,096 ha | 723,419 ha | India |
| 2020s | 781,081 ha | 348,574 ha | 432,507 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, India or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 557,291 ha against 523,649 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between India and Mexico?
- 33,642 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- India ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 10th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.