Mexico vs United States: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mexico
0.0014 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0012 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
61st
United States rank
63rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 61st and United States 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 | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0015 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0013 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mexico and United States?
- 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.