Mexico vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Mexico
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0024 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
70th
Nicaragua rank
68th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0024 hectares per person against 0.002 hectares per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mexico ranks 70th and Nicaragua ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | 0.0036 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0056 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
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, Mexico or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0024 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 Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 0.0004 hectares per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 70th and Nicaragua ranks 68th 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.