Madagascar vs Mexico: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Madagascar
-124,278 hectares
in 2025
Mexico
-127,766 hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
218th
Mexico rank
220th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Madagascar
- Mexico
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -124,278 hectares against -127,766 hectares in Mexico, a difference of 3,488 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 218th and Mexico ranks 220th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,278 hectares | -221,027 hectares | 154,749 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -102,757 hectares | -151,524 hectares | 48,767 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -138,917 hectares | -126,726 hectares | 12,192 hectares | Mexico |
| 2020s | -123,636 hectares | -127,766 hectares | 4,130 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Madagascar or Mexico?
- Madagascar, at -124,278 hectares against -127,766 hectares in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Madagascar and Mexico?
- 3,488 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mexico rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Madagascar ranks 218th and Mexico ranks 220th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.