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

Canada
0.0342 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.019 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
9th
Mexico rank
11th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0342 ha per square kilometre against 0.019 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0152 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Canada ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0332 ha per square kilometre 0.0382 ha per square kilometre 0.0051 ha per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.0037 ha per square kilometre 0.017 ha per square kilometre 0.0133 ha per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.0035 ha per square kilometre 0.0354 ha per square kilometre 0.032 ha per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.0095 ha per square kilometre 0.0165 ha per square kilometre 0.007 ha per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Canada or Mexico?
Canada, at 0.0342 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 Canada and Mexico?
0.0152 ha per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 9th 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.