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

Mexico
0.2013
in 2023
Turkey
0.2017
in 2023
Mexico rank
133rd
Turkey rank
132nd

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

  • Mexico
  • Turkey
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.2017 against 0.2013 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Mexico ranks 133rd and Turkey ranks 132nd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7684 0.913 0.1446 Turkey
1970s 0.5272 0.7082 0.181 Turkey
1980s 0.4088 0.5265 0.1177 Turkey
1990s 0.4207 0.4079 0.0127 Mexico
2000s 0.3502 0.3276 0.0227 Mexico
2010s 0.2659 0.2448 0.0211 Mexico
2020s 0.2197 0.2045 0.0152 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, Mexico or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.2017 against 0.2013 in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Mexico and Turkey?
0.0004, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Mexico ranks 133rd and Turkey ranks 132nd 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).