Mexico's forest cover fell from 35.9 % in 1994 to 33.6 % in 2023.
Mexico · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Mexico's forest area fell from 697,075 km in 1994 to 653,088 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
124th of 213 · 27th in Latin America
Mexico's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 12.9 % in 2013 to 15.3 % in 2025.
Mexico's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 54.6 % in 1994 to 50.7 % in 2023.
Mexico's arable land (% of land area) fell from 11.6 % in 1994 to 10.3 % in 2023.
Air
Mexico's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 21.4 in 1994 to 16.6 in 2023.
Water
Mexico's water stress rose from 15.6 % in 1993 to 22.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
80th of 181 · 21st in Latin America
Mexico's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 4,666 in 1993 to 3,180 in 2022.
Access
Mexico's safe drinking water rose from 40.0 % in 2000 to 43.0 % in 2024.
Mexico's safe sanitation rose from 17.7 % in 2000 to 62.7 % in 2024.