Forestland — Area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Mexico is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Mexico 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Mexico?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.