Mexico vs Nigeria: Agriculture — Area

Mexico
98,430 1000 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
70,208 1000 ha
in 2024
Mexico rank
15th
Nigeria rank
17th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 98,430 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 28,222 1000 ha.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 97,985 1000 ha 54,599 1000 ha 43,386 1000 ha Mexico
1970s 97,557 1000 ha 55,743 1000 ha 41,814 1000 ha Mexico
1980s 100,908 1000 ha 57,300 1000 ha 43,609 1000 ha Mexico
1990s 106,132 1000 ha 62,491 1000 ha 43,641 1000 ha Mexico
2000s 105,843 1000 ha 66,326 1000 ha 39,517 1000 ha Mexico
2010s 98,846 1000 ha 68,128 1000 ha 30,718 1000 ha Mexico
2020s 99,226 1000 ha 69,249 1000 ha 29,977 1000 ha Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Mexico or Nigeria?
Mexico, at 98,430 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Mexico and Nigeria?
28,222 1000 ha, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for agriculture — area?
Mexico ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.