Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0238 kt per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico is 0.0238 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.9% on the previous year and up 1,394.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0282 kt per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Mexico 22nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | +131.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | +138.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | -84.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +320.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +196.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +145.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +426.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 2018 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | +176.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | +80.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0238 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 27.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0238 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, 19.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 19 Bahamas 0.0363 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Portugal 0.0277 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bangladesh 0.0247 kt per square kilometre compare
- 23 Liberia 0.0193 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Cameroon 0.017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Eswatini 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 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 — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0238 kt per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0282 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,394.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) 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 — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions 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 — Emissions (CO2) 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.