Ethiopia vs Mexico: Annual forest expansion
Ethiopia
34,280 hectares per year
in 2020
Mexico
38,050 hectares per year
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
17th
Mexico rank
14th
Annual forest expansion over time
- Ethiopia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 38,050 hectares per year against 34,280 hectares per year in Ethiopia, a difference of 3,770 hectares per year.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,930 hectares per year | 454,930 hectares per year | 436,000 hectares per year | Mexico |
| 2000s | 18,930 hectares per year | 271,130 hectares per year | 252,200 hectares per year | Mexico |
| 2010s | 28,140 hectares per year | 38,720 hectares per year | 10,580 hectares per year | Mexico |
| 2020s | 34,280 hectares per year | 38,050 hectares per year | 3,770 hectares per year | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Ethiopia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 38,050 hectares per year against 34,280 hectares per year in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Ethiopia and Mexico?
- 3,770 hectares per year, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mexico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Mexico rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 110 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 forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).