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
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mexico
How they compare
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.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mexico rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 173rd of 228 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.