Annual change in forest area in Mexico
Mexico: Annual change in forest area was -127,766 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Mexico stood at -127,766 hectares.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Mexico peaked at -122,478 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -221,027 hectares, in 1991.
That places Mexico 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -221,027 hectares | -221,027 hectares | -221,027 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -151,524 hectares | -221,027 hectares | -143,801 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -126,726 hectares | -143,801 hectares | -122,478 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -127,766 hectares | -127,767 hectares | -127,766 hectares | 6 |
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 change in forest area in Mexico?
- Annual change in forest area in Mexico was -127,766 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -122,478 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -221,027 hectares in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for annual change in forest area?
- Mexico ranks 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.