Mexico vs Zambia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Mexico
-0.2%
in 2025
Zambia
-0.2%
in 2025
Mexico rank
172nd
Zambia rank
175th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Mexico ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 175th of 227 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 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 vs. gdp per capita, Mexico or Zambia?
- Mexico, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Mexico and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 175th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.