Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area

Mexico
66,131 1000 ha
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
618,897 1000 ha
in 2025
Mexico rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th

Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 618,897 1000 ha against 66,131 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 552,766 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.4 times Mexico's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 202 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 70,753 1000 ha 713,866 1000 ha 643,113 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 68,878 1000 ha 681,259 1000 ha 612,382 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 67,500 1000 ha 650,384 1000 ha 582,884 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 66,459 1000 ha 625,954 1000 ha 559,495 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest β€” area, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 618,897 1000 ha against 66,131 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest β€” area between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
552,766 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 naturally regenerating forest β€” area?
Mexico ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest β€” 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
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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.