Terrestrial protected areas in Mexico
Mexico: Terrestrial protected areas was 15.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Mexico stood at 15.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Mexico peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2013.
Mexico ranks 124th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.9% | — |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 123 South Sudan 15.4% compare
- 124 Ghana 15.3% compare
- 126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.9% compare
- 126 Paraguay 14.9% compare
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 protected areas in Mexico?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Mexico was 15.3% 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 protected areas recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Mexico ranks 124th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.