Mexico vs South America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 498,002 1000 ha against 98,430 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 399,572 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 5.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 15th and South America ranks 7th of 216 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97,985 1000 ha | 461,728 1000 ha | 363,743 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 97,557 1000 ha | 502,583 1000 ha | 405,026 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 100,908 1000 ha | 542,371 1000 ha | 441,462 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 106,132 1000 ha | 539,735 1000 ha | 433,604 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 105,843 1000 ha | 539,816 1000 ha | 433,973 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 98,846 1000 ha | 538,805 1000 ha | 439,958 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 99,226 1000 ha | 499,071 1000 ha | 399,844 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 498,002 1000 ha against 98,430 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mexico and South America?
- 399,572 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Mexico ranks 15th and South America ranks 7th 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.