Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mexico
Mexico: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 134,210 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mexico stood at 134,210 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mexico peaked at 134,210 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56,450 hectares, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 92nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,662 hectares | 56,450 hectares | 56,873 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,020 hectares | 56,920 hectares | 81,121 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,266 hectares | 83,810 hectares | 114,386 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,950 hectares | 117,690 hectares | 134,210 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 686.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2057 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6771 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 48.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mexico?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mexico was 134,210 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 134,210 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,450 hectares in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Mexico ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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