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.
Annual afforestation in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 620 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 2,690 hectares per year | +333.9% |
| 2010 | 3,510 hectares per year | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 3,300 hectares per year | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 3,300 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3,300 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 10.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3,300 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.