What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Mexico and Namibia?

13,480 thousands of hectares, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Namibia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Namibia: Forest certified for sustainable use

Mexico

1.54 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Namibia

1.55 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Mexico rank

33rd

Namibia rank

32nd

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Mexico
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.55 million thousands of hectares against 1.54 million thousands of hectares in Mexico, a difference of 13,480 thousands of hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Mexico ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 32nd of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	461,325 thousands of hectares	173,290 thousands of hectares	288,035 thousands of hectares	Mexico
2010s	987,550 thousands of hectares	232,900 thousands of hectares	754,650 thousands of hectares	Mexico
2020s	1.40 million thousands of hectares	1.63 million thousands of hectares	234,508 thousands of hectares	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Mexico or Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.55 million thousands of hectares against 1.54 million thousands of hectares in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Mexico and Namibia?: 13,480 thousands of hectares, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Namibia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Namibia rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Mexico ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 32nd of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).