Mexico vs Spain: Share of annual global forest expansion
Mexico
0.7%
in 2020
Spain
0.6%
in 2020
Mexico rank
14th
Spain rank
16th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 2.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Spain ranks 16th 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.