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Forest cover — Mexico

Forest cover in Mexico in 2023 — 33.6%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.72 pp.

2023 33.6% −0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 97of 213
Period maximum 36.31%1990
Period minimum 33.6%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Mexico, 1990–202333343536371990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 36.31%1991: 36.2%1992: 36.09%1993: 35.97%1994: 35.86%1995: 35.75%1996: 35.63%1997: 35.52%1998: 35.4%1999: 35.29%2000: 35.18%2001: 35.1%2002: 35.03%2003: 34.95%2004: 34.88%2005: 34.81%2006: 34.73%2007: 34.66%2008: 34.58%2009: 34.51%2010: 34.44%2011: 34.37%2012: 34.31%2013: 34.25%2014: 34.18%2015: 34.12%2016: 34.06%2017: 33.99%2018: 33.92%2019: 33.86%2020: 33.79%2021: 33.73%2022: 33.66%2023: 33.6%
Change over the period: −2.72 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 33.6%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
Central America computed 35.6%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 33.6 −0.07 pp
2022 33.66 −0.07 pp
2021 33.73 −0.07 pp
2020 33.79 −0.07 pp
2019 33.86 −0.07 pp
2018 33.92 −0.07 pp
2017 33.99 −0.07 pp
2016 34.06 −0.07 pp
2015 34.12 −0.06 pp
2014 34.18 −0.06 pp
2013 34.25 −0.06 pp
2012 34.31 −0.06 pp
2011 34.37 −0.06 pp
2010 34.44 −0.07 pp
2009 34.51 −0.07 pp
2008 34.58 −0.07 pp
2007 34.66 −0.07 pp
2006 34.73 −0.07 pp
2005 34.81 −0.07 pp
2004 34.88 −0.07 pp
2003 34.95 −0.07 pp
2002 35.03 −0.07 pp
2001 35.1 −0.07 pp
2000 35.18 −0.11 pp
1999 35.29 −0.11 pp
1998 35.4 −0.11 pp
1997 35.52 −0.11 pp
1996 35.63 −0.11 pp
1995 35.75 −0.11 pp
1994 35.86 −0.11 pp
1993 35.97 −0.11 pp
1992 36.09 −0.11 pp
1991 36.2 −0.11 pp
1990 36.31 —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 60.4 PA Panama 56.34 HN Honduras 56.27 BZ Belize 54.52 MX Mexico 33.6 GT Guatemala 32.6 SV El Salvador 27.53 NI Nicaragua 25.82
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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