Forest land — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Forest land — Area was 66,266 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 66,266 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Mexico peaked at 71,804 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66,266 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Mexico 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,809 1000 ha | 69,815 1000 ha | 71,804 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,947 1000 ha | 68,300 1000 ha | 69,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,599 1000 ha | 67,032 1000 ha | 68,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,585 1000 ha | 66,266 1000 ha | 66,904 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,304 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,324 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 75.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 74,036 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.46 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,393 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.32 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,001 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Mexico?
- Forest land — area in Mexico was 66,266 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 71,804 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,266 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for forest land — area?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.