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

Egypt
0.1982
in 2023
Mexico
0.2013
in 2023
Egypt rank
135th
Mexico rank
133rd

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

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.2013 against 0.1982 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0031.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Egypt ranks 135th and Mexico ranks 133rd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8141 0.7684 0.0458 Egypt
1970s 0.6696 0.5272 0.1424 Egypt
1980s 0.4556 0.4088 0.0469 Egypt
1990s 0.353 0.4207 0.0676 Mexico
2000s 0.2554 0.3502 0.0948 Mexico
2010s 0.224 0.2659 0.0419 Mexico
2020s 0.2206 0.2197 0.0009 Egypt

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, Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.2013 against 0.1982 in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Egypt and Mexico?
0.0031, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Egypt ranks 135th 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).