Mexico vs Northern America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Mexico
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 25,911 1000 ha against 7,304 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 18,607 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.5 times Mexico's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,217 1000 ha | 20,975 1000 ha | 17,758 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 4,374 1000 ha | 23,560 1000 ha | 19,186 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 5,092 1000 ha | 27,522 1000 ha | 22,429 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 6,101 1000 ha | 28,092 1000 ha | 21,992 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 6,333 1000 ha | 25,291 1000 ha | 18,958 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 6,727 1000 ha | 27,963 1000 ha | 21,236 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 7,304 1000 ha | 26,717 1000 ha | 19,413 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Mexico or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 25,911 1000 ha against 7,304 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Mexico and Northern America?
- 18,607 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Northern America rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 8th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.