Mexico vs Thailand: Cropland use over the long term

Mexico
22.17 million
in 2025
Thailand
23.33 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
17th
Thailand rank
16th

Cropland use over the long term over time

  • Mexico
  • Thailand
010.0M20.0M30.0M100015122025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 23.33 million against 22.17 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.16 million.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 16th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 38 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Thailand Difference Ahead
1000s 5.86 million 249,846 5.61 million Mexico
1100s 6.77 million 299,717 6.47 million Mexico
1200s 7.72 million 349,571 7.37 million Mexico
1300s 8.71 million 399,413 8.31 million Mexico
1400s 9.73 million 449,246 9.28 million Mexico
1500s 10.79 million 499,073 10.30 million Mexico
1600s 487,814 561,370 73,556 Thailand
1700s 1.99 million 623,661 1.37 million Mexico
1710s 2.20 million 628,600 1.57 million Mexico
1720s 2.42 million 640,233 1.78 million Mexico
1730s 2.65 million 652,081 2.00 million Mexico
1740s 2.88 million 664,149 2.22 million Mexico
1750s 3.13 million 676,440 2.45 million Mexico
1760s 3.38 million 688,959 2.69 million Mexico
1770s 3.64 million 701,710 2.94 million Mexico
1780s 3.91 million 714,697 3.20 million Mexico
1790s 4.19 million 727,924 3.46 million Mexico
1800s 4.48 million 741,396 3.74 million Mexico
1810s 4.78 million 790,814 3.99 million Mexico
1820s 5.09 million 840,231 4.25 million Mexico
1830s 5.41 million 889,647 4.52 million Mexico
1840s 5.74 million 939,063 4.80 million Mexico
1850s 6.08 million 988,477 5.10 million Mexico
1860s 6.44 million 1.14 million 5.30 million Mexico
1870s 6.81 million 1.28 million 5.52 million Mexico
1880s 7.18 million 1.78 million 5.40 million Mexico
1890s 8.79 million 2.11 million 6.68 million Mexico
1900s 10.55 million 2.47 million 8.08 million Mexico
1910s 12.14 million 3.13 million 9.02 million Mexico
1920s 11.66 million 3.92 million 7.74 million Mexico
1930s 13.12 million 5.06 million 8.06 million Mexico
1940s 14.27 million 6.46 million 7.81 million Mexico
1950s 18.90 million 9.89 million 9.02 million Mexico
1960s 20.49 million 12.43 million 8.05 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 22.05 million 2.23 million Mexico
2020s 22.40 million 22.89 million 488,533 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland use over the long term, Mexico or Thailand?
Thailand, at 23.33 million against 22.17 million in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland use over the long term between Mexico and Thailand?
1.16 million, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for cropland use over the long term?
Mexico ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed