Asia vs Mexico: Forest land — Area

Asia
630,029 1000 ha
in 2025
Mexico
66,266 1000 ha
in 2025
Asia rank
11th
Mexico rank
13th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Mexico
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Asia currently reports 630,029 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 563,763 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 9.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 36 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 577,296 1000 ha 70,809 1000 ha 506,487 1000 ha Asia
2000s 590,164 1000 ha 68,947 1000 ha 521,218 1000 ha Asia
2010s 613,286 1000 ha 67,599 1000 ha 545,686 1000 ha Asia
2020s 626,979 1000 ha 66,585 1000 ha 560,394 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Asia or Mexico?
Asia, at 630,029 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Asia and Mexico?
563,763 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Mexico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Asia and Mexico rank globally for forest land — area?
Asia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.