Which has higher cropland area, Mexico or Thailand?

Mexico, at 24.45 million against 21.58 million in Thailand as of 2023.

What is the difference in cropland area between Mexico and Thailand?

2.87 million, with Mexico ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico

24.45 million

in 2023

Thailand

21.58 million

in 2023

Mexico rank

14th

Thailand rank

16th

Mexico currently reports 24.45 million against 21.58 million in Thailand, a difference of 2.87 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 16th of 219 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	Mexico	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	20.49 million	12.55 million	7.94 million	Mexico
1970s	19.28 million	16.14 million	3.15 million	Mexico
1980s	20.65 million	19.61 million	1.04 million	Mexico
1990s	24.88 million	20.70 million	4.18 million	Mexico
2000s	25.81 million	21.51 million	4.30 million	Mexico
2010s	24.28 million	22.04 million	2.24 million	Mexico
2020s	25.27 million	21.88 million	3.39 million	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Mexico or Thailand?: Mexico, at 24.45 million against 21.58 million in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Mexico and Thailand?: 2.87 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for cropland area?: Mexico ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.