Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Democratic Republic of Congo

-0.2%

in 2025

Mexico

-0.2%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

175th

Mexico rank

173rd

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

Mexico currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 173rd of 228 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.