Chad vs Mexico: Grazing land use over the long-term

Chad
45.00 million hectares
in 2025
Mexico
74.43 million hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
13th
Mexico rank
12th

Grazing land use over the long-term over time

  • Chad
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 74.43 million hectares against 45.00 million hectares in Chad, a difference of 29.43 million hectares.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 28 and Mexico in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Mexico Difference Ahead
1000s 17.50 million hectares 0 hectares 17.50 million hectares Chad
1100s 18.44 million hectares 0 hectares 18.44 million hectares Chad
1200s 19.28 million hectares 0 hectares 19.28 million hectares Chad
1300s 20.57 million hectares 0 hectares 20.57 million hectares Chad
1400s 22.25 million hectares 0 hectares 22.25 million hectares Chad
1500s 22.97 million hectares 0 hectares 22.97 million hectares Chad
1600s 25.67 million hectares 7.37 million hectares 18.30 million hectares Chad
1700s 27.74 million hectares 14.73 million hectares 13.01 million hectares Chad
1710s 28.76 million hectares 15.65 million hectares 13.10 million hectares Chad
1720s 29.76 million hectares 16.54 million hectares 13.22 million hectares Chad
1730s 30.73 million hectares 17.38 million hectares 13.36 million hectares Chad
1740s 31.69 million hectares 18.18 million hectares 13.51 million hectares Chad
1750s 32.61 million hectares 18.94 million hectares 13.67 million hectares Chad
1760s 33.51 million hectares 19.67 million hectares 13.85 million hectares Chad
1770s 34.38 million hectares 20.36 million hectares 14.03 million hectares Chad
1780s 35.22 million hectares 21.01 million hectares 14.21 million hectares Chad
1790s 36.03 million hectares 21.64 million hectares 14.39 million hectares Chad
1800s 36.80 million hectares 22.23 million hectares 14.57 million hectares Chad
1810s 37.53 million hectares 22.78 million hectares 14.75 million hectares Chad
1820s 38.22 million hectares 23.31 million hectares 14.91 million hectares Chad
1830s 38.86 million hectares 23.81 million hectares 15.05 million hectares Chad
1840s 39.45 million hectares 24.28 million hectares 15.17 million hectares Chad
1850s 39.96 million hectares 24.72 million hectares 15.23 million hectares Chad
1860s 39.82 million hectares 25.14 million hectares 14.68 million hectares Chad
1870s 39.60 million hectares 25.53 million hectares 14.07 million hectares Chad
1880s 39.72 million hectares 25.89 million hectares 13.82 million hectares Chad
1890s 39.76 million hectares 31.13 million hectares 8.63 million hectares Chad
1900s 35.93 million hectares 34.73 million hectares 1.20 million hectares Chad
1910s 33.70 million hectares 39.00 million hectares 5.30 million hectares Mexico
1920s 31.49 million hectares 34.82 million hectares 3.33 million hectares Mexico
1930s 34.66 million hectares 40.92 million hectares 6.26 million hectares Mexico
1940s 37.45 million hectares 48.40 million hectares 10.95 million hectares Mexico
1950s 43.18 million hectares 71.97 million hectares 28.79 million hectares Mexico
1960s 44.99 million hectares 77.50 million hectares 32.51 million hectares Mexico
1970s 45.00 million hectares 78.28 million hectares 33.28 million hectares Mexico
1980s 45.00 million hectares 80.26 million hectares 35.26 million hectares Mexico
1990s 45.00 million hectares 81.26 million hectares 36.26 million hectares Mexico
2000s 45.00 million hectares 80.03 million hectares 35.03 million hectares Mexico
2010s 45.00 million hectares 74.56 million hectares 29.56 million hectares Mexico
2020s 45.00 million hectares 74.28 million hectares 29.28 million hectares Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Chad or Mexico?
Mexico, at 74.43 million hectares against 45.00 million hectares in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Chad and Mexico?
29.43 million hectares, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mexico?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Chad and Mexico rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
Chad ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.