Mexico vs Portugal: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Mexico
0.0086 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0099 ha per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
56th
Portugal rank
54th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0099 ha per person against 0.0086 ha per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0013 ha per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Mexico or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0099 ha per person against 0.0086 ha per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Mexico and Portugal?
- 0.0013 ha per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.