Angola vs Mexico: Primary Forest — Area

Angola
24,663 1000 ha
in 2025
Mexico
33,046 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola rank
9th
Mexico rank
8th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Mexico
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 33,046 1000 ha against 24,663 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 8,383 1000 ha.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th of 169 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 29,958 1000 ha 38,819 1000 ha 8,860 1000 ha Mexico
2000s 28,739 1000 ha 35,024 1000 ha 6,285 1000 ha Mexico
2010s 26,750 1000 ha 33,567 1000 ha 6,817 1000 ha Mexico
2020s 25,160 1000 ha 33,190 1000 ha 8,030 1000 ha Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Angola or Mexico?
Mexico, at 33,046 1000 ha against 24,663 1000 ha in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Angola and Mexico?
8,383 1000 ha, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mexico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Angola and Mexico rank globally for primary forest — area?
Angola ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.