Laos vs Mexico: Arable land use per person

Laos
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Mexico
0.1543 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos rank
78th
Mexico rank
80th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Laos
  • Mexico
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.1597 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Laos ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 80th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2722 hectares per person 0.4445 hectares per person 0.1722 hectares per person Mexico
1970s 0.2477 hectares per person 0.3064 hectares per person 0.0587 hectares per person Mexico
1980s 0.2138 hectares per person 0.2504 hectares per person 0.0366 hectares per person Mexico
1990s 0.1708 hectares per person 0.2509 hectares per person 0.0802 hectares per person Mexico
2000s 0.1933 hectares per person 0.2216 hectares per person 0.0283 hectares per person Mexico
2010s 0.2135 hectares per person 0.1805 hectares per person 0.0329 hectares per person Laos
2020s 0.1631 hectares per person 0.1638 hectares per person 0.0007 hectares per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Laos or Mexico?
Laos, at 0.1597 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Laos and Mexico?
0.0054 hectares per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Laos and Mexico rank globally for arable land use per person?
Laos ranks 78th 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.