Argentina vs Mexico: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Argentina
0.0349 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.019 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
8th
Mexico rank
11th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0349 ha per square kilometre against 0.019 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0159 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.8 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1752 ha per square kilometre 0.0382 ha per square kilometre 0.1369 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 0.1767 ha per square kilometre 0.017 ha per square kilometre 0.1597 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.0585 ha per square kilometre 0.0354 ha per square kilometre 0.023 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 0.0361 ha per square kilometre 0.0165 ha per square kilometre 0.0196 ha per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or Mexico?
Argentina, at 0.0349 ha per square kilometre against 0.019 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and Mexico?
0.0159 ha per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Open shrubland — 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.