Above-ground forest biomass in Mexico
Mexico: Above-ground forest biomass was 52.26 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▲ Rising
Above-ground forest biomass in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Mexico is 52.26 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Mexico peaked at 52.44 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.69 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 52.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 52.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 149.02 tonnes per hectare, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 46.69 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.41 tonnes per hectare | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | 52.26 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Mexico?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Mexico was 52.26 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 52.44 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.69 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Mexico ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).