Which has higher global cropland, Iran or Mexico?

Mexico, at 22.28 million against 18.41 million in Iran as of 2010.

What is the difference in global cropland between Iran and Mexico?

3.87 million, with Mexico ahead.

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

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

Iran

18.41 million

in 2010

Mexico

22.28 million

in 2010

Iran rank

16th

Mexico rank

14th

Mexico currently reports 22.28 million against 18.41 million in Iran, a difference of 3.87 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 16 and Mexico in 8.

Decade	Iran	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1780s	5.60 million	2.49 million	3.11 million	Iran
1790s	5.60 million	2.70 million	2.90 million	Iran
1800s	5.60 million	2.90 million	2.70 million	Iran
1810s	5.60 million	3.13 million	2.47 million	Iran
1820s	5.60 million	3.37 million	2.23 million	Iran
1830s	5.79 million	3.61 million	2.18 million	Iran
1840s	5.98 million	3.86 million	2.12 million	Iran
1850s	6.16 million	4.09 million	2.06 million	Iran
1860s	6.33 million	4.38 million	1.95 million	Iran
1870s	6.49 million	4.65 million	1.84 million	Iran
1880s	7.35 million	4.99 million	2.36 million	Iran
1890s	8.17 million	6.12 million	2.05 million	Iran
1900s	8.74 million	7.12 million	1.62 million	Iran
1910s	9.28 million	8.12 million	1.16 million	Iran
1920s	9.80 million	7.70 million	2.09 million	Iran
1930s	10.28 million	8.92 million	1.36 million	Iran
1940s	10.75 million	12.81 million	2.07 million	Mexico
1950s	11.14 million	16.81 million	5.67 million	Mexico
1960s	13.85 million	20.70 million	6.85 million	Mexico
1970s	13.83 million	20.05 million	6.22 million	Mexico
1980s	12.05 million	21.39 million	9.34 million	Mexico
1990s	14.33 million	22.29 million	7.96 million	Mexico
2000s	16.27 million	21.90 million	5.62 million	Mexico
2010s	18.41 million	22.28 million	3.87 million	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Iran or Mexico?: Mexico, at 22.28 million against 18.41 million in Iran as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Iran and Mexico?: 3.87 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mexico?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Iran and Mexico rank globally for global cropland?: Iran ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.