Americas vs Mexico: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Americas
178,094 ha
in 2024
Mexico
18,782 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Mexico rank
12th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Mexico
How they compare
Americas currently reports 178,094 ha against 18,782 ha in Mexico, a difference of 159,312 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 9.5 times Mexico's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 million ha | 74,324 ha | 1.24 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 776,536 ha | 33,059 ha | 743,477 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 382,280 ha | 68,913 ha | 313,367 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 322,897 ha | 29,418 ha | 293,479 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Mexico?
- Americas, at 178,094 ha against 18,782 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Mexico?
- 159,312 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Mexico rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.