Mexico vs Spain: Annual afforestation
Mexico
3,300 hectares per year
in 2020
Spain
2,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Mexico rank
30th
Spain rank
32nd
Annual afforestation over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3,300 hectares per year against 2,800 hectares per year in Spain, a difference of 500 hectares per year.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 620 hectares per year | 74,620 hectares per year | 74,000 hectares per year | Spain |
| 2000s | 2,690 hectares per year | 20,910 hectares per year | 18,220 hectares per year | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,405 hectares per year | 3,350 hectares per year | 55 hectares per year | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3,300 hectares per year | 2,800 hectares per year | 500 hectares per year | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 3,300 hectares per year against 2,800 hectares per year in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Mexico and Spain?
- 500 hectares per year, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Mexico ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.