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