North Korea vs Mexico: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
North Korea
-1.4%
in 2023
Mexico
-0.9%
in 2023
North Korea rank
157th
Mexico rank
155th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- North Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -0.9% against -1.4% in North Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 157th and Mexico ranks 155th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | -0.4% | 4.0% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -0.3% | 1.6% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -6.6% | 8.4% | North Korea |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -1.3% | 0.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, North Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -0.9% against -1.4% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between North Korea and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mexico?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Mexico rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- North Korea ranks 157th and Mexico ranks 155th of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.