Other forest — Burned Area in Mexico
Mexico: Other forest — Burned Area was 382,151 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area in Mexico is 382,151 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.0% on the previous year and up 1,948.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Mexico peaked at 382,813 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18,659 ha, in 2014.
That places Mexico 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 193,410 ha | — |
| 1991 | 193,410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 193,410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 193,410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 193,410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 193,410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38,503 ha | -80.1% |
| 1997 | 57,344 ha | +48.9% |
| 1998 | 382,813 ha | +567.6% |
| 1999 | 294,210 ha | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 297,921 ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 94,481 ha | -68.3% |
| 2002 | 139,523 ha | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 214,690 ha | +53.9% |
| 2004 | 63,552 ha | -70.4% |
| 2005 | 270,744 ha | +326.0% |
| 2006 | 146,271 ha | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 153,438 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 199,224 ha | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 152,375 ha | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 102,069 ha | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 232,217 ha | +127.5% |
| 2012 | 159,950 ha | -31.1% |
| 2013 | 299,785 ha | +87.4% |
| 2014 | 18,659 ha | -93.8% |
| 2015 | 65,494 ha | +251.0% |
| 2016 | 152,541 ha | +132.9% |
| 2017 | 287,884 ha | +88.7% |
| 2018 | 145,693 ha | -49.4% |
| 2019 | 349,325 ha | +139.8% |
| 2020 | 262,373 ha | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 225,926 ha | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 188,145 ha | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 231,587 ha | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 382,151 ha | +65.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 382,151 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.98 ha, 4444.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 382,151 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.38 ha, 17870.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area 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 | +567.6% | 57,344 ha | 382,813 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193,333 ha | 38,503 ha | 382,813 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,222 ha | 63,552 ha | 297,921 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,362 ha | 18,659 ha | 349,325 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,036 ha | 188,145 ha | 382,151 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 2 OECD 1.59 million ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 4 Canada 717,855 ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 207,566 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 139,693 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94,282 ha compare
- 6 India 338,533 ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 293,283 ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 49,582 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,098 ha compare
- 8 Zambia 272,726 ha 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 other forest — burned area in Mexico?
- Other forest — burned area in Mexico was 382,151 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 382,813 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,659 ha in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for other forest — burned area?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,948.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.