Mexico vs Panama: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mexico
0.1568 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
0.1299 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
61st
Panama rank
63rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1299 hectares per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.0269 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 61st and Panama ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.104 hectares per square kilometre | 0.055 hectares per square kilometre | 0.049 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.1346 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0592 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0754 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1164 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0742 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0422 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Mexico or Panama?
- Mexico, at 0.1568 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1299 hectares per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.0269 hectares per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 61st and Panama ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.