OECD vs World: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 1.18 million 1000 ha against 310,239 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 866,241 1000 ha.
That makes World's figure about 3.8 times OECD's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 169 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293,874 1000 ha | 1.23 million 1000 ha | 932,016 1000 ha | World |
| 2000s | 284,304 1000 ha | 1.19 million 1000 ha | 903,321 1000 ha | World |
| 2010s | 270,430 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | 880,597 1000 ha | World |
| 2020s | 273,290 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 869,540 1000 ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, OECD or World?
- World, at 1.18 million 1000 ha against 310,239 1000 ha in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between OECD and World?
- 866,241 1000 ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for primary forest — area?
- OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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
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.