Argentina vs Mexico: Land use over the long-term

Argentina
74.68 million hectares
in 2025
Mexico
74.43 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
11th
Mexico rank
12th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 74.68 million hectares against 74.43 million hectares in Mexico, a difference of 254,000 hectares.

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

Argentina ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 13 and Mexico in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Mexico Difference Ahead
1000s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1100s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1200s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1300s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1400s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1500s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1600s 1.35 million hectares 7.37 million hectares 6.02 million hectares Mexico
1700s 2.69 million hectares 14.73 million hectares 12.04 million hectares Mexico
1710s 5.38 million hectares 15.65 million hectares 10.27 million hectares Mexico
1720s 5.17 million hectares 16.54 million hectares 11.36 million hectares Mexico
1730s 4.97 million hectares 17.38 million hectares 12.40 million hectares Mexico
1740s 4.78 million hectares 18.18 million hectares 13.39 million hectares Mexico
1750s 4.60 million hectares 18.94 million hectares 14.34 million hectares Mexico
1760s 4.42 million hectares 19.67 million hectares 15.25 million hectares Mexico
1770s 4.25 million hectares 20.36 million hectares 16.11 million hectares Mexico
1780s 4.09 million hectares 21.01 million hectares 16.93 million hectares Mexico
1790s 3.93 million hectares 21.64 million hectares 17.71 million hectares Mexico
1800s 3.78 million hectares 22.23 million hectares 18.45 million hectares Mexico
1810s 5.05 million hectares 22.78 million hectares 17.73 million hectares Mexico
1820s 6.21 million hectares 23.31 million hectares 17.11 million hectares Mexico
1830s 7.63 million hectares 23.81 million hectares 16.19 million hectares Mexico
1840s 9.37 million hectares 24.28 million hectares 14.91 million hectares Mexico
1850s 11.51 million hectares 24.72 million hectares 13.21 million hectares Mexico
1860s 14.14 million hectares 25.14 million hectares 11.00 million hectares Mexico
1870s 18.13 million hectares 25.53 million hectares 7.40 million hectares Mexico
1880s 22.13 million hectares 25.89 million hectares 3.76 million hectares Mexico
1890s 25.80 million hectares 31.13 million hectares 5.33 million hectares Mexico
1900s 35.45 million hectares 34.73 million hectares 718,600 hectares Argentina
1910s 50.41 million hectares 39.00 million hectares 11.40 million hectares Argentina
1920s 66.42 million hectares 34.82 million hectares 31.60 million hectares Argentina
1930s 79.40 million hectares 40.92 million hectares 38.48 million hectares Argentina
1940s 92.39 million hectares 48.40 million hectares 43.99 million hectares Argentina
1950s 111.22 million hectares 71.97 million hectares 39.25 million hectares Argentina
1960s 111.21 million hectares 77.50 million hectares 33.72 million hectares Argentina
1970s 101.76 million hectares 78.28 million hectares 23.49 million hectares Argentina
1980s 100.46 million hectares 80.26 million hectares 20.20 million hectares Argentina
1990s 99.92 million hectares 81.26 million hectares 18.67 million hectares Argentina
2000s 95.45 million hectares 80.03 million hectares 15.41 million hectares Argentina
2010s 80.34 million hectares 74.56 million hectares 5.78 million hectares Argentina
2020s 74.68 million hectares 74.28 million hectares 398,867 hectares Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Argentina or Mexico?
Argentina, at 74.68 million hectares against 74.43 million hectares in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Argentina and Mexico?
254,000 hectares, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Argentina ranks 11th 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 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
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

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