Mexico vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Forest fires — Burning crop residues

Mexico
28.74 million t
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
7.17 million t
in 2024
Mexico rank
10th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
9th

Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time

  • Mexico
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
020.0M40.0M60.0M199020072024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 28.74 million t against 7.17 million t in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 21.57 million t.

That makes Mexico's figure about 4.0 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 10th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1990s 18.66 million t 12.81 million t 5.85 million t Mexico
2000s 16.49 million t 5.85 million t 10.64 million t Mexico
2010s 13.67 million t 6.05 million t 7.62 million t Mexico
2020s 17.90 million t 4.19 million t 13.71 million t Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Mexico or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Mexico, at 28.74 million t against 7.17 million t in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Mexico and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
21.57 million t, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
Mexico ranks 10th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.