Mexico vs South-Eastern Asia: Forest land — Area

Mexico
66,266 1000 ha
in 2025
South-Eastern Asia
204,645 1000 ha
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
South-Eastern Asia rank
18th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Mexico
  • South-Eastern Asia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

South-Eastern Asia currently reports 204,645 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 138,379 1000 ha.

That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 3.1 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 15th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 18th of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 70,809 1000 ha 227,720 1000 ha 156,911 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia
2000s 68,947 1000 ha 212,391 1000 ha 143,444 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia
2010s 67,599 1000 ha 210,086 1000 ha 142,486 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia
2020s 66,585 1000 ha 206,360 1000 ha 139,775 1000 ha South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mexico or South-Eastern Asia?
South-Eastern Asia, at 204,645 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mexico and South-Eastern Asia?
138,379 1000 ha, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South-Eastern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mexico and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for forest land — area?
Mexico ranks 15th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 18th of 249 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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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
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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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.