Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Mexico
Mexico: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 859.83 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Mexico, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 859.83 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 170.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Mexico peaked at 859.83 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 201.05 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 54th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 201.05 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 317.86 Square kilometres | +58.1% |
| 2015 | 480.3 Square kilometres | +51.1% |
| 2020 | 780.21 Square kilometres | +62.4% |
| 2022 | 859.83 Square kilometres | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201.05 Square kilometres | 201.05 Square kilometres | 201.05 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 399.08 Square kilometres | 317.86 Square kilometres | 480.3 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 820.02 Square kilometres | 780.21 Square kilometres | 859.83 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 51 Colombia 937.92 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Ecuador 867.92 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Zambia 861.86 Square kilometres compare
- 54 Eswatini 24.53 Square kilometres compare
- 55 Greece 839.6 Square kilometres compare
- 56 Libya 827.42 Square kilometres compare
- 57 Myanmar 808.65 Square kilometres 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0069 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Mexico?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Mexico was 859.83 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 859.83 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 201.05 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Mexico ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation