Eastern Africa vs Mexico: Arable land — Area

Eastern Africa
75,279 1000 ha
in 2024
Mexico
20,001 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
20th
Mexico rank
18th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Mexico
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 75,279 1000 ha against 20,001 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 55,278 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.8 times Mexico's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 18th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 37,304 1000 ha 19,106 1000 ha 18,197 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1970s 42,458 1000 ha 17,707 1000 ha 24,751 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1980s 46,298 1000 ha 18,585 1000 ha 27,713 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1990s 48,868 1000 ha 22,545 1000 ha 26,323 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 56,684 1000 ha 23,273 1000 ha 33,411 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 70,443 1000 ha 21,621 1000 ha 48,822 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 75,052 1000 ha 20,790 1000 ha 54,263 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Eastern Africa or Mexico?
Eastern Africa, at 75,279 1000 ha against 20,001 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Eastern Africa and Mexico?
55,278 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and Mexico rank globally for arable land — area?
Eastern Africa ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 18th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.