Which has higher cropland area, Mexico or Turkey?

Mexico, at 24.45 million against 23.97 million in Turkey as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?

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

Turkey

23.97 million

in 2023

Mexico rank

14th

Turkey rank

15th

Mexico currently reports 24.45 million against 23.97 million in Turkey, a difference of 474,700.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 15th of 219 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.

Decade	Mexico	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	20.49 million	26.21 million	5.72 million	Turkey
1970s	19.28 million	27.96 million	8.68 million	Turkey
1980s	20.65 million	27.67 million	7.02 million	Turkey
1990s	24.88 million	27.29 million	2.42 million	Turkey
2000s	25.81 million	25.81 million	1,300	Turkey
2010s	24.28 million	23.68 million	600,200	Mexico
2020s	25.27 million	23.62 million	1.65 million	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Mexico or Turkey?: Mexico, at 24.45 million against 23.97 million in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Mexico and Turkey?: 474,700, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for cropland area?: Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 15th 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.