Mexico vs Northern America: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Mexico
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 493,252 1000 ha against 98,430 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 394,822 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.0 times Mexico's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 13th of 237 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 | 493,965 1000 ha | 396,407 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 100,908 1000 ha | 494,443 1000 ha | 393,535 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 106,132 1000 ha | 493,642 1000 ha | 387,511 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 105,843 1000 ha | 488,116 1000 ha | 382,273 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 98,846 1000 ha | 495,595 1000 ha | 396,749 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 99,226 1000 ha | 493,982 1000 ha | 394,756 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Mexico or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 493,252 1000 ha against 98,430 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Mexico and Northern America?
- 394,822 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 agriculture — area?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Northern America ranks 13th 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
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.