Mexico vs United States: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Mexico
0 hectares per person
in 2025
United States
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
44th
United States rank
47th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.
Mexico ranks 44th and United States ranks 47th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Mexico and United States?
- 0 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 44th and United States ranks 47th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.