Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Democratic Republic of Congo

64,822 hectares

in 2024

Mexico

122,734 hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Mexico rank

7th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 122,734 hectares against 64,822 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 57,912 hectares.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mexico ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).