Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1573 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.1573 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 41.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.3671 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2829 ha per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1727 ha per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | +73.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2067 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 0.191 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3671 ha per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0761 ha per square kilometre | -79.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | +295.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2263 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2063 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1483 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3212 ha per square kilometre | +195.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | +270.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2027 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1371 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 0.223 ha per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2020 | 0.152 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1554 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1573 ha per square kilometre | +41.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1573 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 68.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1573 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 15.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +295.2% | 0.0761 ha per square kilometre | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2087 ha per square kilometre | 0.1727 ha per square kilometre | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0761 ha per square kilometre | 0.3671 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1631 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | 0.3212 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.144 ha per square kilometre | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | 0.1573 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Mexico?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.1573 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3671 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.