Burkina Faso vs Mexico: Agricultural land use per person
Burkina Faso
0.6318 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.7348 hectares per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Mexico rank
58th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.7348 hectares per person against 0.6318 hectares per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.103 hectares per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Mexico ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.96 hectares per person | 0.3941 hectares per person | 4.57 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 4.81 hectares per person | 0.4044 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 4.65 hectares per person | 0.4139 hectares per person | 4.23 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 4.47 hectares per person | 0.4231 hectares per person | 4.04 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 4.27 hectares per person | 0.4322 hectares per person | 3.84 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 4.05 hectares per person | 0.4413 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 3.79 hectares per person | 7.85 hectares per person | 4.06 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1700s | 3.49 hectares per person | 4.18 hectares per person | 0.6895 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1710s | 3.46 hectares per person | 4.12 hectares per person | 0.6615 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1720s | 3.42 hectares per person | 4.06 hectares per person | 0.636 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1730s | 3.39 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 0.613 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1740s | 3.35 hectares per person | 3.94 hectares per person | 0.5926 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1750s | 3.31 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 0.5747 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1760s | 3.27 hectares per person | 3.83 hectares per person | 0.5594 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1770s | 3.23 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | 0.5469 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1780s | 3.19 hectares per person | 3.73 hectares per person | 0.5371 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1790s | 3.15 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | 0.5302 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1800s | 3.1 hectares per person | 3.63 hectares per person | 0.5262 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1810s | 3.06 hectares per person | 3.58 hectares per person | 0.5253 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1820s | 3.01 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | 0.5277 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1830s | 2.96 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | 0.5334 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1840s | 2.91 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 0.5428 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1850s | 2.85 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 0.556 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 2.8 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.5733 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 2.74 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.5952 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1880s | 2.67 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 0.6218 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1890s | 2.6 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.7656 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 2.53 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.7955 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 2.45 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.9237 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 2.36 hectares per person | 3.24 hectares per person | 0.8793 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 2.27 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | 0.9992 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 2.15 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.96 hectares per person | 2.83 hectares per person | 0.8715 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.75 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 0.4881 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.1596 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.06 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.0873 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.893 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | 0.0878 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.7481 hectares per person | 0.8155 hectares per person | 0.0674 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.6574 hectares per person | 0.7506 hectares per person | 0.0933 hectares per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Burkina Faso or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.7348 hectares per person against 0.6318 hectares per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Burkina Faso and Mexico?
- 0.103 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mexico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mexico rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Mexico ranks 58th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.