Mexico vs Senegal: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Mexico

1.28 million hectares

in 2026

Senegal

1.19 million hectares

in 2026

Mexico rank

25th

Senegal rank

28th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Mexico currently reports 1.28 million hectares against 1.19 million hectares in Senegal, a difference of 89,030 hectares.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 28th 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.