Canada vs Mexico: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Canada
0.0022 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
Canada rank
69th
Mexico rank
70th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0022 hectares per person against 0.002 hectares per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 70th of 206 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0027 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0039 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 0.0022 hectares per person against 0.002 hectares per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Canada ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 70th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.