Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mexico
Mexico: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -127,766 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-127,766 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
220th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-122,478 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
-221,027 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
Mexico recorded -127,766 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -221,027 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -221,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -143,801 hectares | -34.9% |
| 2002 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -143,801 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -122,478 hectares | -14.8% |
| 2012 | -122,478 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -122,478 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -122,478 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -122,478 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -127,767 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2017 | -127,767 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -127,767 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -127,767 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -127,767 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -127,766 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -127,766 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -127,766 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -127,766 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -127,766 hectares | -0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -127,766 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 5807.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
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- 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mexico?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -122,478 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -221,027 hectares in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Mexico ranks 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.