Mexico vs Netherlands: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Mexico
51.93
in 2010
Netherlands
51.98
in 2010
Mexico rank
100th
Netherlands rank
99th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 51.98 against 51.93 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0506.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 100th and Netherlands ranks 99th of 168 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
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Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.