Forest area in Mexico
Mexico: Forest area was 653,088 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Mexico stood at 653,088 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mexico peaked at 705,916 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 653,088 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Mexico 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 695,970 sq. km | 686,024 sq. km | 705,916 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 677,342 sq. km | 670,871 sq. km | 683,814 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 663,869 sq. km | 658,200 sq. km | 669,433 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 655,004 sq. km | 653,088 sq. km | 656,920 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 37.02 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Mexico?
- Forest area in Mexico was 653,088 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 705,916 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 653,088 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for forest area?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.