Guatemala vs Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Guatemala
0.0063 ha per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.0043 ha per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
21st
Mexico rank
24th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Mexico
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.0063 ha per person against 0.0043 ha per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.002 ha per person.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Guatemala or Mexico?
- Guatemala, at 0.0063 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 Guatemala and Mexico?
- 0.002 ha per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 21st 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.