Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0029 ha per person for other forest — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 63.6% on the previous year and up 1,774.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.004 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -80.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | +46.4% |
| 1998 | 0.004 ha per person | +556.7% |
| 1999 | 0.003 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per person | -68.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 ha per person | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | -70.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 ha per person | +320.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 ha per person | -46.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per person | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 ha per person | +124.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 ha per person | +85.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -93.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | +247.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | +130.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 ha per person | +87.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | -49.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per person | +137.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 ha per person | +63.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 333.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 865.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +556.7% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0029 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 other forest — burned area, per capita in Mexico?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest other 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 other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,774.7%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other 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
Other 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.