Mexico vs South Africa: Land used for agriculture
Mexico
89.60 million
in 2010
South Africa
78.69 million
in 2010
Mexico rank
11th
South Africa rank
12th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 89.60 million against 78.69 million in South Africa, a difference of 10.90 million.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 20 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 10.81 million | 1.40 million | 9.41 million | Mexico |
| 1790s | 11.48 million | 1.40 million | 10.08 million | Mexico |
| 1800s | 12.15 million | 1.38 million | 10.76 million | Mexico |
| 1810s | 12.81 million | 1.37 million | 11.45 million | Mexico |
| 1820s | 13.51 million | 1.35 million | 12.16 million | Mexico |
| 1830s | 14.20 million | 1.32 million | 12.88 million | Mexico |
| 1840s | 14.92 million | 1.29 million | 13.63 million | Mexico |
| 1850s | 15.63 million | 1.25 million | 14.37 million | Mexico |
| 1860s | 16.40 million | 2.86 million | 13.54 million | Mexico |
| 1870s | 17.18 million | 4.61 million | 12.58 million | Mexico |
| 1880s | 18.12 million | 9.09 million | 9.02 million | Mexico |
| 1890s | 22.79 million | 11.67 million | 11.12 million | Mexico |
| 1900s | 26.41 million | 16.95 million | 9.46 million | Mexico |
| 1910s | 30.47 million | 23.80 million | 6.68 million | Mexico |
| 1920s | 28.37 million | 30.75 million | 2.38 million | South Africa |
| 1930s | 33.27 million | 39.83 million | 6.56 million | South Africa |
| 1940s | 42.01 million | 50.68 million | 8.68 million | South Africa |
| 1950s | 57.42 million | 69.49 million | 12.07 million | South Africa |
| 1960s | 90.70 million | 90.05 million | 646,000 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 89.67 million | 83.68 million | 5.99 million | Mexico |
| 1980s | 90.46 million | 81.58 million | 8.87 million | Mexico |
| 1990s | 92.15 million | 82.89 million | 9.26 million | Mexico |
| 2000s | 89.42 million | 80.43 million | 8.99 million | Mexico |
| 2010s | 89.60 million | 78.69 million | 10.90 million | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Mexico or South Africa?
- Mexico, at 89.60 million against 78.69 million in South Africa as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Mexico and South Africa?
- 10.90 million, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Mexico ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 12th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.