Mexico vs Mongolia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Mexico
96.60 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia
110.90 million hectares
in 2025
Mexico rank
12th
Mongolia rank
11th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Mexico
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 110.90 million hectares against 96.60 million hectares in Mexico, a difference of 14.30 million hectares.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th and Mongolia ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.86 million hectares | 48.44 million hectares | 42.58 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 6.77 million hectares | 63.60 million hectares | 56.83 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 7.72 million hectares | 79.06 million hectares | 71.34 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 8.71 million hectares | 84.84 million hectares | 76.13 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 9.73 million hectares | 60.48 million hectares | 50.75 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 10.79 million hectares | 61.09 million hectares | 50.29 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 7.85 million hectares | 61.70 million hectares | 53.84 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 16.72 million hectares | 62.31 million hectares | 45.59 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 17.86 million hectares | 62.59 million hectares | 44.73 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 18.96 million hectares | 63.43 million hectares | 44.47 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 20.02 million hectares | 64.27 million hectares | 44.25 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 21.06 million hectares | 65.13 million hectares | 44.07 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 22.07 million hectares | 66.00 million hectares | 43.94 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 23.05 million hectares | 66.89 million hectares | 43.84 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 24.00 million hectares | 67.78 million hectares | 43.78 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 24.92 million hectares | 68.69 million hectares | 43.76 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 25.83 million hectares | 69.61 million hectares | 43.78 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 26.71 million hectares | 70.54 million hectares | 43.83 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 27.56 million hectares | 71.48 million hectares | 43.92 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 28.40 million hectares | 72.44 million hectares | 44.04 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 29.22 million hectares | 73.82 million hectares | 44.60 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 30.02 million hectares | 75.83 million hectares | 45.80 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 30.81 million hectares | 77.88 million hectares | 47.07 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 31.58 million hectares | 80.00 million hectares | 48.42 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 32.34 million hectares | 82.17 million hectares | 49.83 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 33.08 million hectares | 85.22 million hectares | 52.14 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 39.92 million hectares | 94.68 million hectares | 54.76 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 45.28 million hectares | 105.19 million hectares | 59.92 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 51.15 million hectares | 116.87 million hectares | 65.72 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 46.47 million hectares | 113.75 million hectares | 67.28 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 54.04 million hectares | 110.55 million hectares | 56.52 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 62.67 million hectares | 107.28 million hectares | 44.61 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 90.87 million hectares | 117.99 million hectares | 27.12 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 97.99 million hectares | 131.38 million hectares | 33.39 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 97.56 million hectares | 128.92 million hectares | 31.36 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 100.91 million hectares | 124.61 million hectares | 23.70 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 106.13 million hectares | 123.45 million hectares | 17.32 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 105.84 million hectares | 118.80 million hectares | 12.96 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 98.85 million hectares | 113.75 million hectares | 14.90 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 96.68 million hectares | 111.78 million hectares | 15.10 million hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Mexico or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 110.90 million hectares against 96.60 million hectares in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Mexico and Mongolia?
- 14.30 million hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Mongolia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Mongolia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Mexico ranks 12th and Mongolia ranks 11th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.