Which has higher forest area, Mexico or OECD members?

OECD members, at 11.64 million sq. km against 653,088 sq. km in Mexico as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Mexico and OECD members?

10.98 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Mexico vs OECD members: Forest area

Mexico

653,088 sq. km

in 2023

OECD members

11.64 million sq. km

in 2023

Mexico rank

11th

OECD members rank

9th

Forest area over time

Mexico
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 11.64 million sq. km against 653,088 sq. km in Mexico, a difference of 10.98 million sq. km.

That makes OECD members's figure about 17.8 times Mexico's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 9th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	695,970 sq. km	11.46 million sq. km	10.76 million sq. km	OECD members
2000s	677,342 sq. km	11.53 million sq. km	10.85 million sq. km	OECD members
2010s	663,869 sq. km	11.61 million sq. km	10.94 million sq. km	OECD members
2020s	655,004 sq. km	11.63 million sq. km	10.98 million sq. km	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mexico or OECD members?: OECD members, at 11.64 million sq. km against 653,088 sq. km in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Mexico and OECD members?: 10.98 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and OECD members?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and OECD members rank globally for forest area?: Mexico ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 9th of 213 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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About this data

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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.