Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 651,985 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mexico stood at 651,985 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mexico peaked at 705,522 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 651,985 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Mexico 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 705,522 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 703,312 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 701,101 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 698,890 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 696,680 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 694,469 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 692,258 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 690,048 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 687,837 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 685,627 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 683,416 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 681,951 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 680,486 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 679,022 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 677,557 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 676,092 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 674,627 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 673,162 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 671,698 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 670,233 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 668,768 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 667,508 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 666,249 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 664,990 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 663,730 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 662,470 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 661,160 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 659,849 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 658,540 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 657,230 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 655,920 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 654,610 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 653,300 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 651,985 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 651,985 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 23.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 651,985 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 28.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 695,574 Square kilometres | 685,627 Square kilometres | 705,522 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 676,824 Square kilometres | 670,233 Square kilometres | 683,416 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 663,049 Square kilometres | 657,230 Square kilometres | 668,768 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 653,954 Square kilometres | 651,985 Square kilometres | 655,920 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Australia 1.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Lithuania 15,854 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Fiji 9,410 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Slovenia 11,864 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Eswatini 4,054 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Indonesia 859,255 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Mauritania 2,495 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Peru 707,047 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Moldova 1,677 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2,969 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Angola 641,552 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Lesotho 258.5 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Micronesia 503 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Netherlands 367.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 136.8 Square kilometres compare
- 12 India 595,425 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Colombia 581,166 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)
- 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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mexico was 651,985 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 705,522 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 651,985 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata