Which has higher forest area, Indonesia or Mexico?

Indonesia, at 959,693 sq. km against 662,656 sq. km in Mexico as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Indonesia and Mexico?

297,037 sq. km, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Mexico: Forest area (sq. km)

Indonesia

959,693 sq. km

in 2025

Mexico

662,656 sq. km

in 2025

Indonesia rank

8th

Mexico rank

11th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Indonesia
Mexico

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 959,693 sq. km against 662,656 sq. km in Mexico, a difference of 297,037 sq. km.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.

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

Indonesia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.05 million sq. km	708,093 sq. km	345,560 sq. km	Indonesia
2000s	939,146 sq. km	689,466 sq. km	249,680 sq. km	Indonesia
2010s	955,179 sq. km	675,992 sq. km	279,187 sq. km	Indonesia
2020s	957,656 sq. km	665,850 sq. km	291,806 sq. km	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Indonesia or Mexico?: Indonesia, at 959,693 sq. km against 662,656 sq. km in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Indonesia and Mexico?: 297,037 sq. km, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Mexico?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Mexico rank globally for forest area?: Indonesia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.