Colombia vs Mexico: Forest area
Colombia
585,441 sq. km
in 2023
Mexico
653,088 sq. km
in 2023
Colombia rank
13th
Mexico rank
11th
Forest area over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 653,088 sq. km against 585,441 sq. km in Colombia, a difference of 67,647 sq. km.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Globally, Colombia ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 11th of 214 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 (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.