Colombia vs Mexico: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Colombia
0.1938
in 2023
Mexico
0.2013
in 2023
Colombia rank
136th
Mexico rank
133rd

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.2013 against 0.1938 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0075.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 136th and Mexico ranks 133rd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8992 0.7684 0.1308 Colombia
1970s 0.6549 0.5272 0.1278 Colombia
1980s 0.5143 0.4088 0.1056 Colombia
1990s 0.3163 0.4207 0.1044 Mexico
2000s 0.2041 0.3502 0.1462 Mexico
2010s 0.1553 0.2659 0.1106 Mexico
2020s 0.1888 0.2197 0.0309 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.2013 against 0.1938 in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Colombia and Mexico?
0.0075, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Colombia ranks 136th and Mexico ranks 133rd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).