Ecoregion

State

Environmental Conditions

Area (km2 and % of the country’s territory)

North American Deserts

Baja California, Baja California del Sur

Arid climate with plains and Sierra mountains, forming Calcisols, Leptosols, Regosols and Arenosols

145,359 (7.41)

Tropical Dry Forests

Sonora, Tamaulipas

Warm and semi-arid climate resulting from Sierra mountains, plains and rolling hills, forming Leptosols, Regosols, Phaeozems and Vertisols

259,604 (13.24)

Tropical Humid Forests

Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán

Warm climate with a relief dominated by plains and rolling hills, forming Leptosols, Luvisols, Vertisols and Phaeozems

311,604 (15.89)

Temperate Sierras

Colima, Chihuahua, Durango, Mexico City, Michoacán, Morelos, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Guerrero, State of Mexico

Semi-warm to semi-arid temperate climate resulting from Sierra mountains and plateaus, forming Leptosols, Luvisols, Regosols and Phaeozems

820,027 (41.81)

Southern Semi-Arid Highlands

Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Nuevo León, Coahuila

Mainly semi-arid to arid climate resulting from Sierra mountains, rolling hills and plains, forming Leptosols, Phaeozems and Vertisols

424,891 (21.66)