Congo vs Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Congo
0.13 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.1592 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
27th
Mexico rank
24th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.1592 ha per square kilometre against 0.13 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0292 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Congo ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | 0.1364 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.1592 ha per square kilometre against 0.13 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Mexico?
- 0.0292 ha per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Mexico rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.