Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 66,131 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 66,131 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Mexico peaked at 71,748 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66,131 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Mexico 12th out of 222 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 | 70,753 1000 ha | 69,758 1000 ha | 71,748 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,878 1000 ha | 68,218 1000 ha | 69,537 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,500 1000 ha | 66,918 1000 ha | 68,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,459 1000 ha | 66,131 1000 ha | 66,787 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Mexico?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Mexico was 66,131 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 71,748 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,131 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.