Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0035 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 48.9% on the previous year and up 675.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0069 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0044 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0043 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 ha per person | +48.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 ha per person | +70.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 ha per person | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 ha per person | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 ha per person | +62.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per person | -79.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 ha per person | +289.9% |
| 2006 | 0.003 ha per person | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 0.004 ha per person | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 ha per person | +191.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 ha per person | -50.9% |
| 2013 | 0.003 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -84.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per person | +266.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 ha per person | +59.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per person | +61.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per person | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | +48.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0035 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 32.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0035 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 8.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0035 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Mexico?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 675.4%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Woody savanna — 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.