Annual afforestation in Mexico
Mexico: Annual afforestation was 3,300 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Mexico, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3,300 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Mexico peaked at 3,510 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 620 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Mexico 30th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 620 hectares per year | 620 hectares per year | 620 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,690 hectares per year | 2,690 hectares per year | 2,690 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,405 hectares per year | 3,300 hectares per year | 3,510 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,300 hectares per year | 3,300 hectares per year | 3,300 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 686.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2057 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6771 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 48.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Mexico?
- Annual afforestation in Mexico was 3,300 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,510 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 620 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for annual afforestation?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.