Mexico saw a total area of over 735,205 hectares affected by wildfires in 2022. Even though the number of wildfires decreased in 2022 when compared to the previous year, the overall affected extent increased by some 11.3 percent, up from approximately 660,735 hectares in 2021. Furthermore, this also represented Mexico's largest surface area struck by forest fires since at least 2015.
Annual area affected by wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022
(in hectares)
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). (April 27, 2023). Annual area affected by wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386849/area-affected-by-wildfires-mexico-timeline/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). "Annual area affected by wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022 (in hectares)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386849/area-affected-by-wildfires-mexico-timeline/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). (2023). Annual area affected by wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386849/area-affected-by-wildfires-mexico-timeline/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). "Annual Area Affected by Wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386849/area-affected-by-wildfires-mexico-timeline/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), Annual area affected by wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386849/area-affected-by-wildfires-mexico-timeline/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Annual area affected by wildfires in Mexico from 2015 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph], Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386849/area-affected-by-wildfires-mexico-timeline/