Share global forest in Mexico
Mexico: Share global forest was 1.6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.6
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.65
in 1990
All-time low
1.6
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Mexico stood at 1.6. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Mexico peaked at 1.65 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2025.
That places Mexico 11th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share global forest in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.65 | — |
| 1991 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.63 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.63 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.63 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.63 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.63 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.6 | -0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 28.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 66.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5641 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.25 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Mexico?
- Share global forest in Mexico was 1.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for share global forest?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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