Environment in Mexico

3,143 indicators covering environment for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 1.08 million t 2023 up 0.6% 13th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 44.27 kg/ha 2023 up 3.0% 83rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 100,045 t 2023 up 125.1% 13th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 4.09 kg/ha 2023 up 130.4% 75th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -118,116 t 2023 down 283.0% 176th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -4.83 kg/ha 2023 down 292.1% 142nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 49.09 % 2023 up 3.0% 91st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 66.64 % 2023 down 17.0% 99th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 124.27 % 2023 up 16.8% 57th
Arable land use per person 0.1543 hectares per person 2023 down 18.8% 80th
Forest area 66.27 million hectares 2025 down 1.9% 11th
Share of global forest area 1.6% 2025 down 0.9% 11th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -2.36 2023 down 235.1% 187th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.0% 79th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0086 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 43.2% 90th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 38.8% 95th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.7% 56th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 7.5% 21st
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.6% 22nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 19.3% 106th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.7% 77th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 94.7% 88th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.2% 81st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 226.1% 86th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.3% 49th
Plywood and LVL — Production 206,842 m3 2024 down 7.9% 36th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 35.8 % change on previous year 2024 up 818.6% 32nd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.6% 77th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.5% 75th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.004 1000 USD per person 2024 up 54.8% 56th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0023 t per person 2024 up 25.7% 62nd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0439 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 32.9% 65th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0559 t per square kilometre 2023 down 44.4% 65th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 0.5% 32nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 5.89 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 1.7% 26th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.5% 84th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.3% 101st
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 689.2% 30th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -6.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,145.7% 105th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 6,880 t 2024 down 80.5% 28th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 10,177 1000 USD 2024 down 81.3% 26th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.0% 77th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2038 m3 per person 2024 down 10.2% 84th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.2911 m3 per person 2024 down 10.2% 75th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2169 m3 per person 2024 down 6.6% 98th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.364 m3 per person 2024 down 1.4% 92nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 41.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,622.5% 25th
Primary Forest — Area 33,046 1000 ha 2025 down 1.4% 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1.01 million t 2024 up 24.2% 14th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 824,957 1000 USD 2024 up 46.5% 14th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 39.0% 96th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0196 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 91st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.0% 61st
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.1% 72nd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 1.80 million t 2024 up 27.9% 9th
Recovered paper — Import value 499,926 1000 USD 2024 up 45.7% 7th
Annual change in forest area -127,766 hectares 2025 down 4.3% 220th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.2% 2025 down 6.3% 173rd
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.2% 2025 down 6.3% 172nd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -127,766 hectares 2025 down 4.3% 220th