The most common type of wildfires in Mexico are surface fires. In 2022, around 62 percent of the total forest fires in the Latin American country were surface fires, whereas an additional 27 percent were ladder fires – which burn mostly shrubs. Crown fires – that burn forest canopy – accounted for only five percent of Mexico's wildifres in 2022. That year, there were a total of 6,719 wildfires in Mexico.
Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2022, by type
Surface fires burn mostly herbaceous vegetation that are at the surface of the ground. Crown fires burn forest canopy. Ladder fires burn mainly shrubs and can carry fire from low-growing vegetation to taller vegetation.
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). (April 27, 2023). Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). (2023). Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
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