Eastern Europe vs Mexico: Primary Forest — Area

Eastern Europe
307,500 1000 ha
in 2025
Mexico
33,046 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Europe rank
5th
Mexico rank
8th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Mexico
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 307,500 1000 ha against 33,046 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 274,454 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 9.3 times Mexico's.

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

Eastern Europe ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 302,082 1000 ha 38,819 1000 ha 263,264 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2000s 303,696 1000 ha 35,024 1000 ha 268,672 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2010s 305,701 1000 ha 33,567 1000 ha 272,133 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2020s 307,056 1000 ha 33,190 1000 ha 273,866 1000 ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Eastern Europe or Mexico?
Eastern Europe, at 307,500 1000 ha against 33,046 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Eastern Europe and Mexico?
274,454 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Mexico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Europe and Mexico rank globally for primary forest — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 35 groups.
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.