Mexico vs Yemen: Agricultural land use per person
Mexico
0.7348 hectares per person
in 2025
Yemen
0.65 hectares per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
58th
Yemen rank
60th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Mexico
- Yemen
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.7348 hectares per person against 0.65 hectares per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0848 hectares per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Mexico ranks 58th and Yemen ranks 60th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3941 hectares per person | 5.01 hectares per person | 4.62 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1100s | 0.4044 hectares per person | 4.99 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1200s | 0.4139 hectares per person | 4.97 hectares per person | 4.56 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1300s | 0.4231 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | 4.53 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1400s | 0.4322 hectares per person | 4.92 hectares per person | 4.49 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1500s | 0.4413 hectares per person | 4.89 hectares per person | 4.45 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1600s | 7.85 hectares per person | 4.85 hectares per person | 3 hectares per person | Mexico |
| 1700s | 4.18 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | 0.6241 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1710s | 4.12 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | 0.6807 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1720s | 4.06 hectares per person | 4.79 hectares per person | 0.7355 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1730s | 4 hectares per person | 4.79 hectares per person | 0.7886 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1740s | 3.94 hectares per person | 4.78 hectares per person | 0.8399 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1750s | 3.89 hectares per person | 4.78 hectares per person | 0.8895 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1760s | 3.83 hectares per person | 4.77 hectares per person | 0.9374 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1770s | 3.78 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 0.9835 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1780s | 3.73 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1790s | 3.68 hectares per person | 4.75 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1800s | 3.63 hectares per person | 4.74 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1810s | 3.58 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1820s | 3.54 hectares per person | 4.73 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1830s | 3.49 hectares per person | 4.72 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1840s | 3.45 hectares per person | 4.71 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1850s | 3.41 hectares per person | 4.7 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1860s | 3.37 hectares per person | 4.69 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1870s | 3.33 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1880s | 3.29 hectares per person | 4.67 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1890s | 3.37 hectares per person | 4.66 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1900s | 3.33 hectares per person | 4.65 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1910s | 3.37 hectares per person | 4.63 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1920s | 3.24 hectares per person | 4.62 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1930s | 3.26 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1940s | 3.19 hectares per person | 4.58 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1950s | 2.83 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 2.24 hectares per person | 4.18 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.47 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.32 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 0.4883 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.9808 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.1809 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.8155 hectares per person | 0.8556 hectares per person | 0.0401 hectares per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.7506 hectares per person | 0.6903 hectares per person | 0.0603 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 Yemen?
- Mexico, at 0.7348 hectares per person against 0.65 hectares per person in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Mexico and Yemen?
- 0.0848 hectares per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Yemen rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Mexico ranks 58th and Yemen ranks 60th 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.