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 15th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,804 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 71,583 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 71,362 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 71,141 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 70,920 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 70,699 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 70,478 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 70,257 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 70,036 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 69,815 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 69,594 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 69,450 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69,306 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 69,162 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 69,018 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 68,875 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68,731 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 68,587 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68,443 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68,300 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 68,156 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 68,033 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67,911 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67,788 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67,666 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67,543 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 67,416 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 67,288 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 67,160 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67,032 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66,904 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66,777 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 66,649 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 66,521 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 66,393 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 66,266 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 66,266 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 28.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 66,266 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 101.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 15th out of 249 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.