Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in Mexico
Mexico: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) was 125.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Mexico, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 125.08 % change on previous year for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 242.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in Mexico peaked at 594.91 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -91.64 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Mexico ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area 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 | -18.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -0.5468 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1998 | 381.3 % change on previous year | -69836.3% |
| 1999 | -61.78 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 2000 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 2001 | -85.83 % change on previous year | +3965.8% |
| 2002 | 419.23 % change on previous year | -588.4% |
| 2003 | 220.3 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2004 | -91.64 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 2005 | 311.51 % change on previous year | -439.9% |
| 2006 | 16.17 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 2007 | -59.63 % change on previous year | -468.7% |
| 2008 | 43.26 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 2009 | 40.01 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2010 | -69.03 % change on previous year | -272.5% |
| 2011 | 349.64 % change on previous year | -606.5% |
| 2012 | -86.81 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 2013 | 485.3 % change on previous year | -659.1% |
| 2014 | -87.78 % change on previous year | -118.1% |
| 2015 | 594.91 % change on previous year | -777.7% |
| 2016 | -35.07 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 2017 | -11.46 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2018 | -70.84 % change on previous year | +518.1% |
| 2019 | 409.16 % change on previous year | -677.6% |
| 2020 | 16.93 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 2021 | -72.96 % change on previous year | -531.0% |
| 2022 | 16.38 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 2023 | 96.24 % change on previous year | +487.4% |
| 2024 | 125.08 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 125.08 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 125.08 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -23.17 % change on previous year. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +69836.3% | -0.5468 % change on previous year | 381.3 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -3965.8% | -2.11 % change on previous year | -85.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.42 % change on previous year | -61.78 % change on previous year | 381.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.12 % change on previous year | -91.64 % change on previous year | 419.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.8 % change on previous year | -87.78 % change on previous year | 594.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.33 % change on previous year | -72.96 % change on previous year | 125.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 15 Belize 219.09 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 150 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 136.12 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Sudan 100 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 98.4 % change on previous year compare
- 21 OECD 87.73 % 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in Mexico?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in Mexico was 125.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 594.91 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -91.64 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.5%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.