Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mexico
Mexico: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 94.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mexico, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mexico stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mexico peaked at 94.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2007.
Mexico ranks 54th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 86.5% | 92.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 92.5% | 94.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 686.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2057 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6771 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 48.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mexico?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Mexico was 94.0% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Mexico ranks 54th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.