Madagascar vs Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Madagascar
0.0036 ha per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.0043 ha per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Mexico rank
24th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0043 ha per person against 0.0036 ha per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0007 ha per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0068 ha per person 0.0039 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person Madagascar
2000s 0.0041 ha per person 0.003 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0056 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person 0.0034 ha per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0037 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person 0.001 ha per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Madagascar or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0043 ha per person against 0.0036 ha per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Madagascar and Mexico?
0.0007 ha per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mexico?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Mexico rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 27th 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.