Argentina vs Mexico: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Argentina
0.6445 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.4946 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
50th
Mexico rank
53rd

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.6445 ha per square kilometre against 0.4946 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.1499 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

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

Argentina ranks 50th and Mexico ranks 53rd of 188 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 0.9926 ha per square kilometre 0.4539 ha per square kilometre 0.5387 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 1.45 ha per square kilometre 0.5066 ha per square kilometre 0.946 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.9546 ha per square kilometre 0.5083 ha per square kilometre 0.4463 ha per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 1.12 ha per square kilometre 0.4299 ha per square kilometre 0.6928 ha per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or Mexico?
Argentina, at 0.6445 ha per square kilometre against 0.4946 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and Mexico?
0.1499 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 savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 50th and Mexico ranks 53rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — 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.