Latin America and the Caribbean vs OECD: Primary Forest — Area

Latin America and the Caribbean
333,339 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
310,239 1000 ha
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • OECD
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072025

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 333,339 1000 ha against 310,239 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 23,100 1000 ha.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 35 groups.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America and the Caribbean OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 377,325 1000 ha 293,874 1000 ha 83,450 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 358,922 1000 ha 284,304 1000 ha 74,618 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 344,524 1000 ha 270,430 1000 ha 74,094 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 335,889 1000 ha 273,290 1000 ha 62,599 1000 ha Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Latin America and the Caribbean or OECD?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 333,339 1000 ha against 310,239 1000 ha in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD?
23,100 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean 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 primary forest — area?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st 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
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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.