Guatemala vs Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Guatemala
0.1493 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.1592 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
25th
Mexico rank
24th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Guatemala
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.1592 ha per square kilometre against 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0099 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7026 ha per square kilometre | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | 0.52 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.8718 ha per square kilometre | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | 0.7093 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | 0.1364 ha per square kilometre | 0.077 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.2037 ha per square kilometre | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Guatemala or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.1592 ha per square kilometre against 0.1493 ha per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Mexico?
- 0.0099 ha per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 25th 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.