India vs Mexico: Other forest — Burned Area
India
338,533 ha
in 2024
Mexico
382,151 ha
in 2024
India rank
6th
Mexico rank
5th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 382,151 ha against 338,533 ha in India, a difference of 43,618 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 5th of 219 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 348,325 ha | 193,333 ha | 154,992 ha | India |
| 2000s | 423,818 ha | 173,222 ha | 250,596 ha | India |
| 2010s | 752,308 ha | 181,362 ha | 570,947 ha | India |
| 2020s | 604,829 ha | 258,036 ha | 346,792 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, India or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 382,151 ha against 338,533 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between India and Mexico?
- 43,618 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- India ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 5th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.