Change forest vs gdp in Mexico
Mexico: Change forest vs gdp was -0.1928 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest vs gdp in Mexico, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest vs gdp in Mexico is -0.1928, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Mexico peaked at -0.18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.3176, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 172nd of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3088 | — |
| 1992 | -0.3097 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.3107 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.3117 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3126 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.3136 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.3146 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -0.3156 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3166 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.3176 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2071 | -34.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2075 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2079 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2084 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2088 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2092 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2097 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2101 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2105 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.211 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.18 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1804 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1807 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.181 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1813 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.1895 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | -0.1899 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1902 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1906 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.191 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1913 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1917 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1921 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1924 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1928 | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -0.1928 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 14.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +34.8% | -0.3176 | -0.2071 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3127 | -0.3166 | -0.3088 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2197 | -0.3176 | -0.2071 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1875 | -0.211 | -0.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1919 | -0.1928 | -0.191 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 169 Libya -0.1627 compare
- 170 Senegal -0.1797 compare
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1876 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau -0.2018 compare
- 174 Democratic Republic of Congo -0.2032 compare
- 175 Zambia -0.2165 compare
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 change forest vs gdp in Mexico?
- Change forest vs gdp in Mexico was -0.1928 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -0.18 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3176 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Mexico ranks 172nd out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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