Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mexico
Mexico: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 14,793 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Mexico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 14,793 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mexico peaked at 21,878 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13,905 kt, in 2011.
That places Mexico 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,878 kt | — |
| 1991 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21,878 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14,497 kt | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13,905 kt | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 13,905 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,905 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13,905 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,905 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,793 kt | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14,793 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14,793 kt | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 14,793 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.78 kt, 747.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,878 kt | 21,878 kt | 21,878 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,235 kt | 14,497 kt | 21,878 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,319 kt | 13,905 kt | 14,793 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,793 kt | 14,793 kt | 14,793 kt | 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mexico?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mexico was 14,793 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 21,878 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,905 kt in 2011.
- How does Mexico rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Mexico ranks 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).