What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Mexico and Paraguay?

29,550 hectares, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

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.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11,082 hectares	3,341 hectares	7,741 hectares	Mexico
2010s	16,429 hectares	18,316 hectares	1,887 hectares	Paraguay
2020s	48,550 hectares	38,216 hectares	10,334 hectares	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Mexico or Paraguay?: Mexico, at 122,734 hectares against 93,184 hectares in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Mexico and Paraguay?: 29,550 hectares, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Mexico ranks 7th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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).