Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Mexico
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 631,760 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 565,494 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.5 times Mexico's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 231 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,809 1000 ha | 721,454 1000 ha | 650,644 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 68,947 1000 ha | 689,932 1000 ha | 620,985 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 67,599 1000 ha | 661,202 1000 ha | 593,603 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 66,585 1000 ha | 638,430 1000 ha | 571,845 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 631,760 1000 ha against 66,266 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 565,494 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th 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.