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

Mexico
0.0043 ha per person
in 2024
Thailand
0.0051 ha per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
24th
Thailand rank
22nd

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Thailand
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013199020072024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0051 ha per person against 0.0043 ha per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0008 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Mexico ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0039 ha per person 0.0052 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person Thailand
2000s 0.003 ha per person 0.0054 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person Thailand
2010s 0.0022 ha per person 0.0061 ha per person 0.0039 ha per person Thailand
2020s 0.0027 ha per person 0.006 ha per person 0.0033 ha per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Mexico or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.0051 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 Mexico and Thailand?
0.0008 ha per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Mexico ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.