Honduras vs Mexico: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Honduras
107,375 ha
in 2024
Mexico
175,141 ha
in 2024
Honduras rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Honduras
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 175,141 ha against 107,375 ha in Honduras, a difference of 67,766 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Honduras ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,106 ha | 161,518 ha | 113,412 ha | Mexico |
| 2000s | 52,232 ha | 142,747 ha | 90,516 ha | Mexico |
| 2010s | 44,121 ha | 83,734 ha | 39,613 ha | Mexico |
| 2020s | 75,252 ha | 90,538 ha | 15,286 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Honduras or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 175,141 ha against 107,375 ha in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Honduras and Mexico?
- 67,766 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Mexico rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Honduras ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.