Colombia vs Mexico: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Colombia

189,845 hectares

in 2024

Mexico

173,767 hectares

in 2024

Colombia rank

8th

Mexico rank

10th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Colombia currently reports 189,845 hectares against 173,767 hectares in Mexico, a difference of 16,078 hectares.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 10th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.