Mali vs Mexico: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Mali

1.49 million hectares

in 2026

Mexico

1.28 million hectares

in 2026

Mali rank

22nd

Mexico rank

25th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Mali currently reports 1.49 million hectares against 1.28 million hectares in Mexico, a difference of 214,080 hectares.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mexico ahead.

Mali ranks 22nd and Mexico ranks 25th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.