Share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico
Mexico: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico peaked at 7.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Mexico 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -59.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +31.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 8.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 5.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Mexico was 0.7% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Mexico ranks 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.