Mexico vs Northern America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Mexico
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 478,582 1000 ha against 98,430 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 380,152 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.9 times Mexico's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97,985 1000 ha | 502,183 1000 ha | 404,198 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 97,557 1000 ha | 495,194 1000 ha | 397,637 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 100,908 1000 ha | 490,823 1000 ha | 389,915 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 106,132 1000 ha | 481,893 1000 ha | 375,761 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 105,843 1000 ha | 475,031 1000 ha | 369,188 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 98,846 1000 ha | 482,303 1000 ha | 383,457 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 99,226 1000 ha | 479,441 1000 ha | 380,215 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mexico or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 478,582 1000 ha against 98,430 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mexico and Northern America?
- 380,152 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Northern America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 6th of 216 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.