Canada vs Mexico: Share of annual global forest expansion
Canada
0.8%
in 2020
Mexico
0.7%
in 2020
Canada rank
13th
Mexico rank
14th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 14th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 7.3% | 7.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 0.6% | 5.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Canada ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 14th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.