Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico
Mexico: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,539 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico is 1,539 ha th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico peaked at 1,539 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Mexico 36th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 99.19 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 823.46 ha th | +730.2% |
| 2010 | 867.07 ha th | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 834.3 ha th | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 921.39 ha th | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 849.62 ha th | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1,205 ha th | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 1,248 ha th | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,282 ha th | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,360 ha th | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1,378 ha th | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,427 ha th | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1,539 ha th | +7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +730.2% | 99.19 ha th | 823.46 ha th |
| 2018 | +41.9% | 849.62 ha th | 1,205 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 461.33 ha th | 99.19 ha th | 823.46 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 987.55 ha th | 834.3 ha th | 1,248 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,397 ha th | 1,282 ha th | 1,539 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,626 ha th compare
- 33 United Kingdom 1,626 ha th compare
- 35 Namibia 1,552 ha th compare
- 37 South Africa 1,453 ha th compare
- 38 Lithuania 1,268 ha th compare
- 39 Slovakia 1,169 ha th compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Mexico was 1,539 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,539 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Mexico ranks 36th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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