Annual change forest area in Mexico
Mexico: Annual change forest area was -127,766 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-127,766
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
220th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-122,478
in 2011
All-time low
-221,027
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Mexico stood at -127,766.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Mexico peaked at -122,478 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -221,027, 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.
Annual change forest area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -221,027 | — |
| 1992 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -221,027 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -143,801 | -34.9% |
| 2002 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -143,801 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -122,478 | -14.8% |
| 2012 | -122,478 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -122,478 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -122,478 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -122,478 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -127,767 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | -127,767 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -127,767 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -127,767 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -127,767 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -127,766 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -127,766 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -127,766 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -127,766 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -127,766 | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -127,766 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 5807.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -221,027 | -221,027 | -221,027 | 9 |
| 2000s | -151,524 | -221,027 | -143,801 | 10 |
| 2010s | -126,726 | -143,801 | -122,478 | 10 |
| 2020s | -127,766 | -127,767 | -127,766 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5641 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.25 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Mexico?
- Annual change forest area in Mexico was -127,766 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -122,478 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -221,027 in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for annual change forest area?
- Mexico ranks 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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