Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mexico

Mexico: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 11,175 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11,175 kt
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
8th
of 57 countries
All-time high
20,215 kt
in 2009
All-time low
5,609 kt
in 1999
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mexico, 1990–2022

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620221990: 5.8k kt1991: 5.8k kt1992: 5.8k kt1993: 5.7k kt1994: 5.7k kt1995: 5.7k kt1996: 5.7k kt1997: 5.7k kt1998: 5.6k kt1999: 5.6k kt2000: 5.7k kt2001: 5.7k kt2002: 9.7k kt2003: 10.6k kt2004: 8.6k kt2005: 7.7k kt2006: 8.5k kt2007: 12.2k kt2008: 7.8k kt2009: 20.2k kt2010: 12.1k kt2011: 13.2k kt2012: 11.6k kt2013: 16.9k kt2014: 14.6k kt2015: 13.0k kt2016: 14.5k kt2017: 11.0k kt2018: 14.6k kt2019: 16.0k kt2020: 16.6k kt2021: 14.0k kt2022: 11.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 11,175 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Mexico peaked at 20,215 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,609 kt, in 1999.

Mexico ranks 8th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Mexico, 1990 to 2022.
Year kt Change
1990 5,819 kt —
1991 5,795 kt -0.4%
1992 5,772 kt -0.4%
1993 5,749 kt -0.4%
1994 5,726 kt -0.4%
1995 5,702 kt -0.4%
1996 5,679 kt -0.4%
1997 5,656 kt -0.4%
1998 5,633 kt -0.4%
1999 5,609 kt -0.4%
2000 5,723 kt +2.0%
2001 5,732 kt +0.2%
2002 9,679 kt +68.9%
2003 10,646 kt +10.0%
2004 8,605 kt -19.2%
2005 7,651 kt -11.1%
2006 8,545 kt +11.7%
2007 12,206 kt +42.8%
2008 7,802 kt -36.1%
2009 20,215 kt +159.1%
2010 12,056 kt -40.4%
2011 13,193 kt +9.4%
2012 11,605 kt -12.0%
2013 16,882 kt +45.5%
2014 14,569 kt -13.7%
2015 13,049 kt -10.4%
2016 14,456 kt +10.8%
2017 11,006 kt -23.9%
2018 14,585 kt +32.5%
2019 16,010 kt +9.8%
2020 16,641 kt +3.9%
2021 13,957 kt -16.1%
2022 11,175 kt -19.9%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 11,175 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,847 kt, 94% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 11,175 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,613 kt, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +159.1% 7,802 kt 20,215 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,714 kt 5,609 kt 5,819 kt 10
2000s 9,680 kt 5,723 kt 20,215 kt 10
2010s 13,741 kt 11,006 kt 16,882 kt 10
2020s 13,924 kt 11,175 kt 16,641 kt 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 5 Malaysia 23,097 kt compare
  2. 6 South Africa 11,847 kt compare
  3. 7 Namibia 11,622 kt compare
  4. 9 Kenya 9,960 kt compare
  5. 10 Papua New Guinea 9,594 kt compare
  6. 11 France 9,396 kt compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Mexico?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Mexico was 11,175 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 20,215 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 5,609 kt in 1999.
How does Mexico rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Mexico ranks 8th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
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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).