Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1592 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico is 0.1592 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.8% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.4464 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Mexico 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4464 ha per square kilometre | +448.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2467 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2466 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1404 ha per square kilometre | +127.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3303 ha per square kilometre | +135.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | -84.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2149 ha per square kilometre | +320.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1631 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1495 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2185 ha per square kilometre | +193.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | -56.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2307 ha per square kilometre | +141.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | -91.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | +420.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1854 ha per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0858 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2351 ha per square kilometre | +173.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1998 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1337 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1592 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1592 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 39.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1592 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 33.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +448.9% | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | 0.4464 ha per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +420.7% | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | 0.4464 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | 0.3303 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1364 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.2351 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | 0.1998 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.1592 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4464 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest 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.