Mexico vs Peru: Agricultural land use per person
Mexico
0.7348 hectares per person
in 2025
Peru
0.7117 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
58th
Peru rank
59th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.7348 hectares per person against 0.7117 hectares per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0231 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 58th and Peru ranks 59th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 34 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3941 hectares per person | 0.5525 hectares per person | 0.1584 hectares per person | Peru |
| 1100s | 0.4044 hectares per person | 0.5941 hectares per person | 0.1898 hectares per person | Peru |
| 1200s | 0.4139 hectares per person | 0.6449 hectares per person | 0.231 hectares per person | Peru |
| 1300s | 0.4231 hectares per person | 0.7066 hectares per person | 0.2835 hectares per person | Peru |
| 1400s | 0.4322 hectares per person | 0.7817 hectares per person | 0.3494 hectares per person | Peru |
| 1500s | 0.4413 hectares per person | 0.8728 hectares per person | 0.4315 hectares per person | Peru |
| 1600s | 7.85 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 5.25 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1700s | 4.18 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1710s | 4.12 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1720s | 4.06 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1730s | 4 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1740s | 3.94 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1750s | 3.89 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1760s | 3.83 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1770s | 3.78 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1780s | 3.73 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1790s | 3.68 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1800s | 3.63 hectares per person | 2.33 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1810s | 3.58 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1820s | 3.54 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1830s | 3.49 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1840s | 3.45 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1850s | 3.41 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 3.37 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 3.33 hectares per person | 2.16 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1880s | 3.29 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1890s | 3.37 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 3.33 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 3.37 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3.24 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 3.26 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 3.19 hectares per person | 1.8 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 2.83 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 2.24 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.7036 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.3785 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.2543 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.8934 hectares per person | 0.2503 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.9808 hectares per person | 0.7807 hectares per person | 0.2 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.8155 hectares per person | 0.7175 hectares per person | 0.098 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.7506 hectares per person | 0.7096 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 0.7348 hectares per person against 0.7117 hectares per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.0231 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Mexico ranks 58th and Peru ranks 59th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – 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.