Mexico vs Spain: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Mexico
0.002 hectares per person
in 2025
Spain
0.0019 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
70th
Spain rank
72nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0019 hectares per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 70th and Spain ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | Mexico |
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 Spain?
- Mexico, at 0.002 hectares per person against 0.0019 hectares per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.0001 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 70th and Spain ranks 72nd 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.