Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 0.884 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.884 kt
Change on year
up 96.2%
World rank
18th
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.25 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.2064 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Mexico, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 1.4 kt1991: 1.4 kt1992: 1.4 kt1993: 1.4 kt1994: 1.4 kt1995: 1.4 kt1996: 1.1 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 5.2 kt1999: 2 kt2000: 2 kt2001: 0.292 kt2002: 1.5 kt2003: 4.9 kt2004: 0.406 kt2005: 1.7 kt2006: 1.9 kt2007: 0.783 kt2008: 1.1 kt2009: 1.6 kt2010: 0.486 kt2011: 2.2 kt2012: 0.289 kt2013: 1.7 kt2014: 0.206 kt2015: 1.4 kt2016: 0.931 kt2017: 0.825 kt2018: 0.24 kt2019: 1.2 kt2020: 1.4 kt2021: 0.387 kt2022: 0.451 kt2023: 0.884 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Mexico stood at 0.884 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.2% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Mexico peaked at 5.25 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2064 kt, in 2014.

That places Mexico 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (N2O) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.39 kt
1991 1.39 kt +0.0%
1992 1.39 kt +0.0%
1993 1.39 kt +0.0%
1994 1.39 kt +0.0%
1995 1.39 kt +0.0%
1996 1.1 kt -20.9%
1997 1.09 kt -0.5%
1998 5.25 kt +381.3%
1999 2.01 kt -61.8%
2000 1.96 kt -2.1%
2001 0.292 kt -85.1%
2002 1.52 kt +419.3%
2003 4.86 kt +220.3%
2004 0.4058 kt -91.6%
2005 1.67 kt +311.5%
2006 1.94 kt +16.2%
2007 0.7831 kt -59.6%
2008 1.12 kt +43.3%
2009 1.57 kt +40.0%
2010 0.4865 kt -69.0%
2011 2.19 kt +349.6%
2012 0.2886 kt -86.8%
2013 1.69 kt +485.2%
2014 0.2064 kt -87.8%
2015 1.43 kt +595.0%
2016 0.9314 kt -35.1%
2017 0.8247 kt -11.5%
2018 0.2405 kt -70.8%
2019 1.22 kt +409.1%
2020 1.43 kt +16.9%
2021 0.3871 kt -73.0%
2022 0.4505 kt +16.4%
2023 0.884 kt +96.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.78 kt 1.09 kt 5.25 kt 10
2000s 1.61 kt 0.292 kt 4.86 kt 10
2010s 0.9513 kt 0.2064 kt 2.19 kt 10
2020s 0.7883 kt 0.3871 kt 1.43 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 15 Cameroon 1.09 kt compare
  2. 16 OECD 1.09 kt compare
  3. 17 Chad 1.05 kt compare
  4. 19 Nicaragua 0.6915 kt compare
  5. 20 Madagascar 0.6304 kt compare
  6. 21 Nigeria 0.5945 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Mexico?
Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Mexico was 0.884 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 5.25 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2064 kt in 2014.
How does Mexico rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
Mexico ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf