Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Mexico

Mexico: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires was 48.24 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
48.24
Change on year
up 169.3%
World rank
13th
of 209 countries
All-time high
297.36
in 1998
All-time low
3.74
in 2014
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Mexico, 1990–2019

01002003001990200420191990: 52.31991: 52.31992: 52.31993: 52.31994: 52.31995: 52.31996: 491997: 56.21998: 297.41999: 151.22000: 152.12001: 152002: 29.82003: 63.92004: 9.92005: 41.82006: 31.12007: 21.72008: 30.62009: 292010: 15.32011: 42.92012: 20.42013: 44.32014: 3.72015: 19.92016: 24.22017: 38.62018: 17.92019: 48.2

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 48.24 for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in 2019.

That represents a change of up 169.3% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Mexico peaked at 297.36 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 2014.

Mexico ranks 13th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires in Mexico, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 52.26 —
1991 52.26 +0.0%
1992 52.26 +0.0%
1993 52.26 +0.0%
1994 52.26 +0.0%
1995 52.26 +0.0%
1996 48.98 -6.3%
1997 56.18 +14.7%
1998 297.36 +429.3%
1999 151.22 -49.1%
2000 152.12 +0.6%
2001 14.99 -90.1%
2002 29.76 +98.5%
2003 63.95 +114.9%
2004 9.94 -84.5%
2005 41.83 +320.7%
2006 31.06 -25.7%
2007 21.74 -30.0%
2008 30.58 +40.6%
2009 28.97 -5.3%
2010 15.29 -47.2%
2011 42.95 +180.8%
2012 20.38 -52.5%
2013 44.25 +117.1%
2014 3.74 -91.5%
2015 19.93 +432.6%
2016 24.2 +21.4%
2017 38.59 +59.5%
2018 17.91 -53.6%
2019 48.24 +169.3%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 48.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0714, 675.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 48.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2655, 181.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.73 48.98 297.36 10
2000s 42.49 9.94 152.12 10
2010s 27.55 3.74 48.24 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 10 Myanmar 121.36 compare
  2. 11 India 57.38 compare
  3. 12 Cambodia 51.77 compare
  4. 14 Indonesia 48.14 compare
  5. 15 Canada 40.01 compare
  6. 16 Thailand 39.36 compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Mexico?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires in Mexico was 48.24 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 297.36 in 1998.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 3.74 in 2014.
How does Mexico rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires?
Mexico ranks 13th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - forest fires rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,119 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).