Table 2. Single point estimates of change in forest area for each time period by state and overall Southern Mexican region.
| State name | Area (ha) | Forest cover area in ha (% forest cover area) | Total forest loss in ha(% annual rate) | Total net change in ha(% annual rate) | ||||
| 1990 | 2000 | 2006 | 1990–2000 | 2000–2006 | 1990–2000 | 2000–2006 | ||
| Tabasco | 2,293,546 | 320,872 (14.0) | 340,231 (14.8) | 322,668 (14.1) | −52,257 (−1.76) | −17,572 (−0.88) | 19,360 (0.59) | −17,563 (−0.88) |
| Veracruz | 2,146,550 | 439,563 (20.5) | 337,373 (15.7) | 327,032 (15.2) | −108,796 (−2.80) | −10,975 (−0.55) | −102,191 (−2.61) | −10.341 (−0.52) |
| Chiapas | 7,187,712 | 3,702,056 (51.5) | 3,620,110 (50.4) | 3,579,399 (49.8) | −135,711 (−0.37) | −40,727 (−0.19) | −81,946 (−0.22) | −40,711 (−0.19) |
| Yucatán | 3,725,287 | 1,348,997 (36.2) | 1,340,390 (36.0) | 1,306,575 (35.1) | −98,472 (−0.76) | −38,328 (−0.48) | −8607 (−0.06) | −33,814 (−0.42) |
| Quintana Roo | 4,675,433 | 3,321,905 (71.0) | 3,190,321 (68.2) | 3,137,660 (67.1) | −156,640 (−0.48) | −75,793 (−0.40) | −131,584 (−0.40) | −52,661 (−0.28) |
| Oaxaca | 2,537,552 | 1,746,372 (68.8) | 1,713,246 (67.5) | 1,697,387 (66.9) | −33,312 (−0.19) | −15,864 (−0.15) | −33,126 (−0.19) | −15,859 (−0.15) |
| Campeche | 4,984,545 | 2,983,837 (59.9) | 2,874,919 (57.7) | 2,819,381 (56.6) | −122,285 (−0.42) | −60,067 (−0.35) | −108,918 (−0.37) | −55,538 (−0.32) |
| Overall region | 27,550,626 | 13,863,602 (50.3) | 13,416,590 (48.7) | 13,190,102 (47.9) | −707,474 (−0.52) | −259,327 (−0.32) | −447,013 (−0.33) | −226,488 (−0.28) |