Angola vs Mexico: Arable land use per person
Angola
0.1465 hectares per person
in 2023
Mexico
0.1543 hectares per person
in 2023
Angola rank
83rd
Mexico rank
80th
Arable land use per person over time
- Angola
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.1543 hectares per person against 0.1465 hectares per person in Angola, a difference of 0.0078 hectares per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Angola ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5026 hectares per person | 0.4445 hectares per person | 0.0582 hectares per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 0.4324 hectares per person | 0.3064 hectares per person | 0.126 hectares per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 0.3042 hectares per person | 0.2504 hectares per person | 0.0538 hectares per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 0.2221 hectares per person | 0.2509 hectares per person | 0.0288 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.174 hectares per person | 0.2216 hectares per person | 0.0476 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.1808 hectares per person | 0.1805 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.153 hectares per person | 0.1638 hectares per person | 0.0107 hectares per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Angola or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.1543 hectares per person against 0.1465 hectares per person in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Angola and Mexico?
- 0.0078 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Mexico rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Angola ranks 83rd and Mexico ranks 80th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.