Mexico vs Turkey: FAO projections of arable land
Mexico
24.45 million hectares
in 2023
Turkey
23.97 million hectares
in 2023
Mexico rank
15th
Turkey rank
16th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24.45 million hectares against 23.97 million hectares in Turkey, a difference of 474,700 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 16th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.49 million hectares | 26.21 million hectares | 5.72 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1970s | 19.28 million hectares | 27.96 million hectares | 8.68 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1980s | 20.65 million hectares | 27.67 million hectares | 7.02 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1990s | 24.88 million hectares | 27.29 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Turkey |
| 2000s | 25.81 million hectares | 25.81 million hectares | 1,300 hectares | Turkey |
| 2010s | 24.28 million hectares | 23.68 million hectares | 600,200 hectares | Mexico |
| 2020s | 25.27 million hectares | 23.62 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Mexico or Turkey?
- Mexico, at 24.45 million hectares against 23.97 million hectares in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Mexico and Turkey?
- 474,700 hectares, with Mexico 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 fao projections of arable land?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 16th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.