Mexico vs South Africa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in South Africa, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 102nd of 250 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4767 ha/cap | 0.6478 ha/cap | 0.1711 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.335 ha/cap | 0.498 ha/cap | 0.163 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.278 ha/cap | 0.373 ha/cap | 0.095 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.312 ha/cap | 0.036 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.246 ha/cap | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.224 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.194 ha/cap | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.004 ha/cap | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Mexico or South Africa?
- Mexico, at 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Mexico and South Africa?
- 0 ha/cap, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Mexico ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 102nd of 250 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.