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.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.96 million hectares | 70.81 million hectares | 6.85 million hectares | Mexico |
| 2000s | 62.06 million hectares | 68.95 million hectares | 6.89 million hectares | Mexico |
| 2010s | 60.94 million hectares | 67.60 million hectares | 6.66 million hectares | Mexico |
| 2020s | 59.79 million hectares | 66.59 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 66.27 million hectares against 59.46 million hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Colombia and Mexico?
- 6.81 million hectares, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for forest area?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.