Bolivia vs Mexico: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 50.2% in Bolivia and 34.2% in Mexico, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 16 percentage points, or 1.47 times that in Mexico.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 50.2 2024 | 52.5 | 58 of 209 |
| Mexico | 34.2 2024 | 34.8 | 100 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Bolivia ranked 58 and Mexico ranked 100 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Bolivia | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.2 | 34.2 | – |
| 2023 | 50.4 | 34.2 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 50.6 | 34.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 50.9 | 34.4 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 51.3 | 34.4 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 51.5 | 34.5 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 51.7 | 34.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 51.9 | 34.6 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 52.1 | 34.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 52.3 | 34.8 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 52.5 | 34.8 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 52.6 | 34.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 52.8 | 34.9 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 52.9 | 35 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 53.1 | 35.1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 53.2 | 35.1 | 32 |
| 2008 | 53.4 | 35.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 53.5 | 35.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 53.7 | 35.4 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 53.8 | 35.4 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 54 | 35.5 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 54.1 | 35.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 54.3 | 35.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 54.4 | 35.7 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 54.5 | 35.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 54.8 | 35.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 55 | 36 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 55.3 | 36.1 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 55.5 | 36.3 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 55.8 | 36.4 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 56 | 36.5 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 56.3 | 36.6 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 56.5 | 36.7 | 33 |
| 1991 | 56.8 | 36.8 | – |
| 1990 | 57 | 36.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time