Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1191 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.1191 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.1969 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre | +567.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1513 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0486 ha per square kilometre | -68.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -70.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | +326.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0784 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | +127.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -93.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | +251.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0785 ha per square kilometre | +132.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1481 ha per square kilometre | +88.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1797 ha per square kilometre | +139.8% |
| 2020 | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1162 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1191 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 446.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1191 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, 142.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.1797 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1168 ha per square kilometre | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 8 Central African Republic 0.2094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Greece 0.1976 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 India 0.1307 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Ethiopia 0.1084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Madagascar 0.1044 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 0.1043 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.1191 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1969 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.