Editing Geography of Mexico (section)

==== Tree cover extent and loss ====
[[Global Forest Watch]] publishes annual estimates of tree cover loss and 2000 tree cover extent derived from time-series analysis of [[Landsat program|Landsat]] satellite imagery in the Global Forest Change dataset.<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard">{{cite web
 |title=México Deforestation Rates & Statistics
 |website=Global Forest Watch
 |url=https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/MEX/
}}</ref><ref name="HansenEtAl2013">{{cite journal
 |last1=Hansen
 |first1=Matthew C.
 |last2=Potapov
 |first2=Peter V.
 |last3=Moore
 |first3=Rebecca
 |last4=Hancher
 |first4=Matt
 |last5=Turubanova
 |first5=Svetlana A.
 |last6=Tyukavina
 |first6=Alexandra
 |display-authors=3
 |title=High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change
 |journal=Science
 |volume=342
 |issue=6160
 |year=2013
 |pages=850–853
 |doi=10.1126/science.1244693
}}</ref><ref name="GFWTCLossAbout">{{cite web
 |title=Tree cover loss
 |website=Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal
 |url=https://data.globalforestwatch.org/documents/gfw::tree-cover-loss/about
}}</ref><ref name="GFWTCCover2000About">{{cite web
 |title=Tree cover (2000)
 |website=Global Forest Watch Open Data Portal
 |url=https://data.globalforestwatch.org/documents/gfw::tree-cover-2000/about
}}</ref> In this framework, tree cover refers to vegetation taller than 5 m (including natural forests and tree plantations), and tree cover loss is defined as the complete removal of tree cover canopy for a given year, regardless of cause.<ref name="GFRTreeCoverLoss2023">{{cite web
 |title=How much forest was lost in 2023?
 |website=Global Forest Review
 |url=https://gfr.wri.org/global-tree-cover-loss-data-2023
}}</ref>

For Mexico, country statistics report cumulative tree cover loss of {{convert|5216321|ha|km2|abbr=on}} from 2001 to 2024 (about 9.8% of its 2000 tree cover area).<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard" /> For tree cover density greater than 30%, country statistics report a 2000 tree cover extent of {{convert|53168926|ha|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard" /> The charts and table below display this data. In simple terms, the annual loss number is the area where tree cover disappeared in that year, and the extent number shows what remains of the 2000 tree cover baseline after subtracting cumulative loss. Forest regrowth is not included in the dataset.<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard" /><ref name="GFRTreeCoverLoss2023" />

{{ChartDirect
 |type=bar
 |align=center
 |width=100%
 |x=2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
 |xType=integer
 |y1=1582.67,1588.12,1525.35,1698.30,2068.63,1790.70,2186.43,1843.35,2811.19,1668.30,1868.29,1747.13,2189.15,1706.05,1975.34,2739.30,2986.35,2671.79,3273.05,2992.99,1890.46,1788.45,2263.63,3308.19
 |y1Title=Annual tree cover loss (km²)
 |caption=Annual tree cover loss in Mexico, 2001–2024.<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard" />
}}

{{ChartDirect
 |type=line
 |align=center
 |width=100%
 |x=2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
 |xType=integer
 |y1=530106.59,528518.47,526993.12,525294.82,523226.19,521435.49,519249.06,517405.71,514594.52,512926.22,511057.93,509310.80,507121.65,505415.60,503440.26,500700.96,497714.61,495042.82,491769.77,488776.78,486886.32,485097.87,482834.24,479526.05
 |y1Title=Extent minus cumulative loss (km²)
 |caption=Tree cover extent in 2000 minus cumulative tree cover loss in Mexico, 2001–2024 (loss-only residual; does not account for gain).<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard" />
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Annual tree cover extent and loss<ref name="GFWMEXdashboard" />
! Year
! Tree cover extent (km2){{efn|name=regrowth|This residual measure does not include forest regrowth.}}
! Annual tree cover loss (km2)
|-
| 2001 || 530,106.59 || 1,582.67
|-
| 2002 || 528,518.47 || 1,588.12
|-
| 2003 || 526,993.12 || 1,525.35
|-
| 2004 || 525,294.82 || 1,698.30
|-
| 2005 || 523,226.19 || 2,068.63
|-
| 2006 || 521,435.49 || 1,790.70
|-
| 2007 || 519,249.06 || 2,186.43
|-
| 2008 || 517,405.71 || 1,843.35
|-
| 2009 || 514,594.52 || 2,811.19
|-
| 2010 || 512,926.22 || 1,668.30
|-
| 2011 || 511,057.93 || 1,868.29
|-
| 2012 || 509,310.80 || 1,747.13
|-
| 2013 || 507,121.65 || 2,189.15
|-
| 2014 || 505,415.60 || 1,706.05
|-
| 2015 || 503,440.26 || 1,975.34
|-
| 2016 || 500,700.96 || 2,739.30
|-
| 2017 || 497,714.61 || 2,986.35
|-
| 2018 || 495,042.82 || 2,671.79
|-
| 2019 || 491,769.77 || 3,273.05
|-
| 2020 || 488,776.78 || 2,992.99
|-
| 2021 || 486,886.32 || 1,890.46
|-
| 2022 || 485,097.87 || 1,788.45
|-
| 2023 || 482,834.24 || 2,263.63
|-
| 2024 || 479,526.05 || 3,308.19
|}