Mexico vs Turkey: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 20,224 1000 ha against 20,001 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 223 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 248 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,106 1000 ha | 23,874 1000 ha | 4,767 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1970s | 17,707 1000 ha | 25,178 1000 ha | 7,471 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1980s | 18,585 1000 ha | 24,702 1000 ha | 6,117 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1990s | 22,545 1000 ha | 24,520 1000 ha | 1,974 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 2000s | 23,273 1000 ha | 23,056 1000 ha | 217.4 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 2010s | 21,621 1000 ha | 20,411 1000 ha | 1,210 1000 ha | Mexico |
| 2020s | 20,790 1000 ha | 20,036 1000 ha | 753.46 1000 ha | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 20,224 1000 ha against 20,001 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Mexico and Turkey?
- 223 1000 ha, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for arable land — area?
- Mexico ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 248 countries.
- 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
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.