Planted Forest — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Planted Forest — Area was 134.21 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Mexico stood at 134.21 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Mexico peaked at 134.21 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.45 1000 ha, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 98th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.66 1000 ha | 56.45 1000 ha | 56.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.02 1000 ha | 56.92 1000 ha | 81.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.27 1000 ha | 83.81 1000 ha | 114.39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.95 1000 ha | 117.69 1000 ha | 134.21 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 planted forest — area in Mexico?
- Planted forest — area in Mexico was 134.21 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 134.21 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.45 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for planted forest — area?
- Mexico ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.