Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.0012 ha per person.
The figure is down 36.1% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0047 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 1996.
Mexico ranks 71st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0019 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -70.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.002 ha per person | +259.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 2002 | 0.001 ha per person | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 ha per person | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 ha per person | +135.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 ha per person | +49.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 ha per person | +318.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 ha per person | -78.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 ha per person | +82.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 ha per person | +60.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 ha per person | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | +42.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 ha per person | -36.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0012 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0012 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +318.0% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Mexico?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0012 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.