Primary Forest — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Primary Forest — Area was 33,046 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Mexico stood at 33,046 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Mexico peaked at 41,097 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33,046 1000 ha, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 8th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 38,819 1000 ha | 36,540 1000 ha | 41,097 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,024 1000 ha | 34,014 1000 ha | 36,034 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,567 1000 ha | 33,373 1000 ha | 33,789 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,190 1000 ha | 33,046 1000 ha | 33,335 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 primary forest — area in Mexico?
- Primary forest — area in Mexico was 33,046 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41,097 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,046 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for primary forest — area?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Primary 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.