Surface fires burn mostly herbaceous vegetation and leaf litter 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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Distribution of forest fires in Mexico 2024, by type
The most common type of wildfire in Mexico are surface fires. In 2024, ** percent of the total forest fires in the Latin American country were surface fires, whereas an additional ** percent were ladder fires – which burn mostly shrubs. Crown fires – that burn forest canopy – accounted for only **** percent of Mexico's wildifres in 2024. That year, there were a total of wildfires in Mexico.
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). (January 8, 2025). Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2024, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). "Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2024, by type." Chart. January 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). (2025). Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2024, by type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico). "Percentage Distribution of Wildfires in Mexico in 2024, by Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jan 2025, /statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
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Percentage distribution of wildfires in Mexico in 2024, by type [Graph], Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), January 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1386854/distribution-of-wildfires-by-type-mexico/
