Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Mexico
Mexico: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Mexico is 0.0013 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 123.1% on the previous year and up 782.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0051 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2014.
That places Mexico 28th out of 185 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0015 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 ha per person | +373.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 ha per person | -62.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -86.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 ha per person | +411.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 ha per person | +215.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -91.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 ha per person | +306.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | -60.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per person | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per person | +38.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -69.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | +343.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | -87.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per person | +477.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -87.9% |
| 2015 | 0.001 ha per person | +587.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -71.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per person | +404.3% |
| 2020 | 0.001 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -73.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | +94.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | +123.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 283.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +587.5% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 25 Peru 0.0031 ha per person compare
- 26 Malawi 0.0017 ha per person compare
- 27 Madagascar 0.0016 ha per person compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 30 Costa Rica 0.001 ha per person compare
- 31 Guinea 0.0009 ha per person 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, per capita in Mexico?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 782.3%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.