Mexico vs Mongolia: Agricultural land use
Mexico
98.55 million hectares
in 2023
Mongolia
107.47 million hectares
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Mongolia rank
12th
Agricultural land use over time
- Mexico
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 107.47 million hectares against 98.55 million hectares in Mexico, a difference of 8.92 million hectares.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 13th and Mongolia ranks 12th of 227 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.98 million hectares | 140.68 million hectares | 42.69 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 97.56 million hectares | 134.63 million hectares | 37.07 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 100.91 million hectares | 124.80 million hectares | 23.89 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 106.13 million hectares | 123.82 million hectares | 17.69 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 105.84 million hectares | 119.13 million hectares | 13.28 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 98.85 million hectares | 113.75 million hectares | 14.90 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 99.43 million hectares | 111.09 million hectares | 11.67 million hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, Mexico or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 107.47 million hectares against 98.55 million hectares in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use between Mexico and Mongolia?
- 8.92 million hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Mongolia rank globally for agricultural land use?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Mongolia ranks 12th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.