Canada vs Mexico: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 98,430 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 41,634 1000 ha.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 15th of 237 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,064 1000 ha | 97,985 1000 ha | 34,920 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 1970s | 62,894 1000 ha | 97,557 1000 ha | 34,664 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 1980s | 61,168 1000 ha | 100,908 1000 ha | 39,740 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 1990s | 61,330 1000 ha | 106,132 1000 ha | 44,802 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 2000s | 60,897 1000 ha | 105,843 1000 ha | 44,945 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 2010s | 57,898 1000 ha | 98,846 1000 ha | 40,948 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 2020s | 56,971 1000 ha | 99,226 1000 ha | 42,255 1000 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Canada or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 98,430 1000 ha against 56,796 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Canada and Mexico?
- 41,634 1000 ha, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Canada ranks 18th 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.