Mexico vs Northern America: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Mexico
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 629,584 1000 ha against 66,131 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 563,453 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 9.5 times Mexico's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 9th of 222 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,753 1000 ha | 636,718 1000 ha | 565,965 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 68,878 1000 ha | 633,039 1000 ha | 564,161 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 67,500 1000 ha | 634,509 1000 ha | 567,009 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 66,459 1000 ha | 630,902 1000 ha | 564,443 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Mexico or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 629,584 1000 ha against 66,131 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Mexico and Northern America?
- 563,453 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Northern America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Northern America rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Mexico ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 9th of 222 countries.
- 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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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.