Mexico vs Portugal: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Mexico
0.168 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.1718 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
88th
Portugal rank
87th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Portugal
0.20.30.40.50.6196019922025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1718 hectares per person against 0.168 hectares per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0038 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 87th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4847 hectares per person 0.3379 hectares per person 0.1468 hectares per person Mexico
1970s 0.3335 hectares per person 0.3401 hectares per person 0.0066 hectares per person Portugal
1980s 0.2782 hectares per person 0.3123 hectares per person 0.0341 hectares per person Portugal
1990s 0.2768 hectares per person 0.2783 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Portugal
2000s 0.2457 hectares per person 0.2032 hectares per person 0.0425 hectares per person Mexico
2010s 0.2027 hectares per person 0.1725 hectares per person 0.0302 hectares per person Mexico
2020s 0.1733 hectares per person 0.1744 hectares per person 0.0011 hectares per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Mexico or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.1718 hectares per person against 0.168 hectares per person in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Mexico and Portugal?
0.0038 hectares per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Mexico ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 87th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.