Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Mexico
Mexico: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 80.93 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Mexico, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mexico stood at 80.93 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 121.2% on the previous year and up 188.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mexico peaked at 445.2 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -91.69 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Mexico 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -54.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 13.38 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1998 | 445.2 % change on previous year | +3227.8% |
| 1999 | -45.54 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0658 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2001 | -75.63 % change on previous year | -115064.5% |
| 2002 | 131.65 % change on previous year | -274.1% |
| 2003 | 138.18 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2004 | -84.87 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 2005 | 320.56 % change on previous year | -477.7% |
| 2006 | -23.09 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2007 | -30.99 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 34.21 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2009 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2010 | -50.78 % change on previous year | +3389.1% |
| 2011 | 196.48 % change on previous year | -486.9% |
| 2012 | -57.34 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 2013 | 145.37 % change on previous year | -353.5% |
| 2014 | -91.69 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 2015 | 426.76 % change on previous year | -565.4% |
| 2016 | 19.66 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2017 | 52.07 % change on previous year | +164.9% |
| 2018 | -53.96 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 2019 | 176.11 % change on previous year | -426.4% |
| 2020 | -14.49 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2021 | -33.99 % change on previous year | +134.6% |
| 2022 | -12.11 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2023 | 36.59 % change on previous year | -402.1% |
| 2024 | 80.93 % change on previous year | +121.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 80.93 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 80.93 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -33.24 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -115064.5% | 0.0658 % change on previous year | -75.63 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -3389.1% | -1.46 % change on previous year | -50.78 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +3227.8% | 13.38 % change on previous year | 445.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.83 % change on previous year | -54.6 % change on previous year | 445.2 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.86 % change on previous year | -84.87 % change on previous year | 320.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.27 % change on previous year | -91.69 % change on previous year | 426.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 % change on previous year | -33.99 % change on previous year | 80.93 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 35 Sudan 88.07 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Sudan (former) 82.72 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Liberia 81.79 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Nepal 74.49 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Guinea 71.91 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Togo 64.38 % change on previous year compare
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mexico?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mexico was 80.93 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 445.2 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -91.69 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Mexico ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.3%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.