Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico
Mexico: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico is 0.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico peaked at 0.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Mexico 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -60.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mexico was 0.2% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.