Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0086 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mexico is 0.0086 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 241.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0199 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 2014.
That places Mexico 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0114 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0112 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 1998 | 0.012 ha per person | +128.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 ha per person | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 ha per person | +50.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 ha per person | -66.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 ha per person | +235.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 ha per person | -51.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 ha per person | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0199 ha per person | +293.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 ha per person | -57.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 ha per person | -70.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 ha per person | +61.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 ha per person | +64.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 ha per person | +57.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 ha per person | +33.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 ha per person | -37.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 ha per person | +16.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0086 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 6.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0086 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +293.0% | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0086 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mexico?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0086 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.5%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.