Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico
Mexico: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico is 19.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 215.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico peaked at 19.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2013.
That places Mexico 62nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.0% | — |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +203.2% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 6.0% | 19.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 28.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mexico was 19.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.