Mexico vs Paraguay: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Mexico
122,734 hectares
in 2024
Paraguay
93,184 hectares
in 2024
Mexico rank
7th
Paraguay rank
8th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Mexico
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 122,734 hectares against 93,184 hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 29,550 hectares.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Paraguay ahead.

Mexico ranks 7th and Paraguay ranks 8th 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

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).