Colombia vs Mexico: Agricultural land use per person
Colombia
0.7407 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.7348 hectares per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
57th
Mexico rank
58th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.7407 hectares per person against 0.7348 hectares per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0059 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Mexico ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.3941 hectares per person | 0.8535 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1100s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.4044 hectares per person | 0.8479 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1200s | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.4139 hectares per person | 0.8498 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1300s | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.4231 hectares per person | 0.8594 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1400s | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.4322 hectares per person | 0.8772 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1500s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.4413 hectares per person | 0.9042 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1600s | 3.05 hectares per person | 7.85 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1700s | 2.97 hectares per person | 4.18 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1710s | 2.96 hectares per person | 4.12 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1720s | 2.95 hectares per person | 4.06 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1730s | 2.94 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1740s | 2.93 hectares per person | 3.94 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1750s | 2.92 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 0.9693 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1760s | 2.91 hectares per person | 3.83 hectares per person | 0.9257 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1770s | 2.9 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | 0.8838 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1780s | 2.88 hectares per person | 3.73 hectares per person | 0.8438 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1790s | 2.87 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | 0.8057 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1800s | 2.86 hectares per person | 3.63 hectares per person | 0.7694 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1810s | 2.85 hectares per person | 3.58 hectares per person | 0.7336 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1820s | 2.84 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | 0.701 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1830s | 2.82 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | 0.6703 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1840s | 2.81 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 0.6416 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1850s | 2.8 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 0.6149 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 2.78 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.5902 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 2.76 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.5677 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1880s | 2.75 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 0.5471 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1890s | 2.73 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.6407 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 2.71 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.6166 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 2.69 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.6863 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 2.66 hectares per person | 3.24 hectares per person | 0.5779 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 2.64 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | 0.627 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 2.61 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | 0.582 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 2.47 hectares per person | 2.83 hectares per person | 0.3571 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 2.22 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 0.019 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.1643 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.1298 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.19 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.0505 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9901 hectares per person | 0.9808 hectares per person | 0.0094 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.8942 hectares per person | 0.8155 hectares per person | 0.0787 hectares per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.786 hectares per person | 0.7506 hectares per person | 0.0354 hectares per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 0.7407 hectares per person against 0.7348 hectares per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.0059 hectares per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Colombia ranks 57th 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.