Argentina vs Mexico: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 98,430 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 17,631 1000 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 15th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,387 1000 ha | 97,985 1000 ha | 34,402 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 1970s | 127,383 1000 ha | 97,557 1000 ha | 29,826 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 1980s | 127,393 1000 ha | 100,908 1000 ha | 26,484 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 1990s | 128,000 1000 ha | 106,132 1000 ha | 21,868 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 128,597 1000 ha | 105,843 1000 ha | 22,754 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 120,303 1000 ha | 98,846 1000 ha | 21,457 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 80,495 1000 ha | 99,226 1000 ha | 18,732 1000 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Argentina or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 98,430 1000 ha against 80,799 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Argentina and Mexico?
- 17,631 1000 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 15th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — 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.