Mexico vs Portugal: Share of annual global forest expansion
Mexico
0.7%
in 2020
Portugal
0.8%
in 2020
Mexico rank
14th
Portugal rank
12th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Mexico
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Portugal'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.
Mexico ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 12th of 110 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 0.6% | 6.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Mexico or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Mexico and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 12th of 110 regions.
- 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 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.