Latin America and the Caribbean vs OECD: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Latin America and the Caribbean
928,008 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
1.00 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • OECD
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199020072025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.00 million 1000 ha against 928,008 1000 ha in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 76,752 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America and the Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America and the Caribbean OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 83,755 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 1.02 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 17,736 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 973,668 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 33,365 1000 ha OECD
2020s 939,614 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 66,146 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Latin America and the Caribbean or OECD?
OECD, at 1.00 million 1000 ha against 928,008 1000 ha in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD?
76,752 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.