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

Indonesia
0.4204 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.4946 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
54th
Mexico rank
53rd

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.4946 ha per square kilometre against 0.4204 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0742 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Indonesia ranks 54th and Mexico ranks 53rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2553 ha per square kilometre 0.4539 ha per square kilometre 0.1986 ha per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.4056 ha per square kilometre 0.5066 ha per square kilometre 0.1009 ha per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.3558 ha per square kilometre 0.5083 ha per square kilometre 0.1524 ha per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.1321 ha per square kilometre 0.4299 ha per square kilometre 0.2978 ha per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.4946 ha per square kilometre against 0.4204 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Mexico?
0.0742 ha per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 54th 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.