Mexico vs Sudan: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Mexico

1.28 million hectares

in 2026

Sudan

1.20 million hectares

in 2026

Mexico rank

25th

Sudan rank

27th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Mexico currently reports 1.28 million hectares against 1.20 million hectares in Sudan, a difference of 73,240 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sudan ahead.

Mexico ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 27th 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.