India vs Mexico: Forest area
India
72.74 million hectares
in 2025
Mexico
66.27 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
9th
Mexico rank
11th
Forest area over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
India currently reports 72.74 million hectares against 66.27 million hectares in Mexico, a difference of 6.47 million hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
India ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.58 million hectares | 70.81 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | Mexico |
| 2000s | 68.45 million hectares | 68.95 million hectares | 498,310 hectares | Mexico |
| 2010s | 70.72 million hectares | 67.60 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | India |
| 2020s | 72.52 million hectares | 66.59 million hectares | 5.94 million hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Mexico?
- India, at 72.74 million hectares against 66.27 million hectares in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Mexico?
- 6.47 million hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 9th 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.