Indonesia vs Mexico: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Indonesia
- Mexico
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 95,969 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 29,703 1000 ha.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 13th of 231 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,365 1000 ha | 70,809 1000 ha | 34,556 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 93,915 1000 ha | 68,947 1000 ha | 24,968 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 95,518 1000 ha | 67,599 1000 ha | 27,919 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 95,766 1000 ha | 66,585 1000 ha | 29,181 1000 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Indonesia or Mexico?
- Indonesia, at 95,969 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Indonesia and Mexico?
- 29,703 1000 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for forest land — area?
- Indonesia ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 13th of 231 countries.
- 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
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.