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Forest area — Mexico

Forest area in Mexico in 2023 — 653,088 km². Ranked 11 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.5%.

2023 653,088 km² −0.2% vs 2022
World rank 11of 213
Period maximum 705,917 km²1990
Period minimum 653,088 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Mexico, 1990–2023640,000660,000680,000700,000720,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 705,917 km²1991: 703,706 km²1992: 701,496 km²1993: 699,286 km²1994: 697,075 km²1995: 694,865 km²1996: 692,655 km²1997: 690,444 km²1998: 688,234 km²1999: 686,024 km²2000: 683,814 km²2001: 682,375 km²2002: 680,937 km²2003: 679,499 km²2004: 678,061 km²2005: 676,623 km²2006: 675,185 km²2007: 673,747 km²2008: 672,309 km²2009: 670,871 km²2010: 669,433 km²2011: 668,208 km²2012: 666,984 km²2013: 665,759 km²2014: 664,534 km²2015: 663,309 km²2016: 662,032 km²2017: 660,754 km²2018: 659,480 km²2019: 658,200 km²2020: 656,920 km²2021: 655,640 km²2022: 654,370 km²2023: 653,088 km²
Change over the period: −52,829 (−7.48%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mexico 653,088 km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
Central America computed 872,833 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 653,088 −1,282 −0.2%
2022 654,370 −1,270 −0.19%
2021 655,640 −1,280 −0.19%
2020 656,920 −1,280 −0.19%
2019 658,200 −1,280 −0.19%
2018 659,480 −1,274 −0.19%
2017 660,754 −1,278 −0.19%
2016 662,032 −1,278 −0.19%
2015 663,309 −1,225 −0.18%
2014 664,534 −1,225 −0.18%
2013 665,759 −1,225 −0.18%
2012 666,984 −1,225 −0.18%
2011 668,208 −1,225 −0.18%
2010 669,433 −1,438 −0.21%
2009 670,871 −1,438 −0.21%
2008 672,309 −1,438 −0.21%
2007 673,747 −1,438 −0.21%
2006 675,185 −1,438 −0.21%
2005 676,623 −1,438 −0.21%
2004 678,061 −1,438 −0.21%
2003 679,499 −1,438 −0.21%
2002 680,937 −1,438 −0.21%
2001 682,375 −1,438 −0.21%
2000 683,814 −2,210 −0.32%
1999 686,024 −2,210 −0.32%
1998 688,234 −2,210 −0.32%
1997 690,444 −2,210 −0.32%
1996 692,655 −2,210 −0.32%
1995 694,865 −2,210 −0.32%
1994 697,075 −2,210 −0.32%
1993 699,286 −2,210 −0.32%
1992 701,496 −2,210 −0.31%
1991 703,706 −2,210 −0.31%
1990 705,917 — —

Central America, 2023

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

MX Mexico 653,088 HN Honduras 62,964 PA Panama 41,796 GT Guatemala 34,930 NI Nicaragua 31,075 CR Costa Rica 30,840 BZ Belize 12,436 SV El Salvador 5,704
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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