Colombia vs Mexico: Forest area
Colombia
59.46 million hectares
in 2025
Mexico
66.27 million hectares
in 2025
Colombia rank
13th
Mexico rank
11th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 66.27 million hectares against 59.46 million hectares in Colombia, a difference of 6.81 million hectares.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 235 countries.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.