Australia vs Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
0.0046 ha per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.0043 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Mexico rank
24th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0046 ha per person against 0.0043 ha per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0003 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0337 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0215 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0236 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0214 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or Mexico?
- Australia, at 0.0046 ha per person against 0.0043 ha per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.0003 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.