Mexico vs South America: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 17,897 1000 ha against 4,393 1000 ha in Mexico, a difference of 13,504 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 15th and South America ranks 14th of 220 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,379 1000 ha | 12,259 1000 ha | 10,879 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 1,574 1000 ha | 13,446 1000 ha | 11,872 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 2,065 1000 ha | 15,439 1000 ha | 13,374 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 2,331 1000 ha | 14,941 1000 ha | 12,610 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 2,535 1000 ha | 17,301 1000 ha | 14,766 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 2,662 1000 ha | 16,578 1000 ha | 13,915 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 4,305 1000 ha | 17,625 1000 ha | 13,320 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 17,897 1000 ha against 4,393 1000 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Mexico and South America?
- 13,504 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Mexico ranks 15th and South America ranks 14th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — 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.