Mexico vs Portugal: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mexico
0.1573 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.1393 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
23rd
Portugal rank
25th

Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mexico
  • Portugal
0123199020062023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1573 ha per square kilometre against 0.1393 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.018 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Mexico ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2087 ha per square kilometre 0.5719 ha per square kilometre 0.3632 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.2031 ha per square kilometre 0.4935 ha per square kilometre 0.2904 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.1631 ha per square kilometre 0.5351 ha per square kilometre 0.3719 ha per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.144 ha per square kilometre 0.1688 ha per square kilometre 0.0248 ha per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Mexico or Portugal?
Mexico, at 0.1573 ha per square kilometre against 0.1393 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Mexico and Portugal?
0.018 ha per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Woody savanna — 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.