Mexico vs Sierra Leone: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Mexico
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.0017 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
70th
Sierra Leone rank
73rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Mexico, at 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0017 hectares per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Mexico and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 70th and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd 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.