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 14th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,748 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 71,526 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 71,305 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 71,084 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 70,863 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 70,642 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 70,421 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 70,200 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 69,979 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 69,758 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 69,537 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 69,390 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69,244 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 69,097 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 68,951 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 68,804 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68,658 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 68,511 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68,365 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68,218 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 68,072 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67,946 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67,820 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67,694 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67,568 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67,442 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 67,311 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 67,180 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 67,049 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 66,918 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 66,787 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66,656 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 66,525 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 66,394 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 66,262 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 66,131 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 66,131 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 27.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 66,131 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 103.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 14th out of 240 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.