Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Mexico
Mexico: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 98,545 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
98,545 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 43 countries
All-time high
106,700 Hectares
in 2007
All-time low
96,106 Hectares
in 2019
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Mexico, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Mexico is 98,545 Hectares, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Mexico peaked at 106,700 Hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 96,106 Hectares, in 2019.
That places Mexico 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 101,236 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 101,441 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 102,550 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 103,051 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 104,050 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 105,151 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 106,154 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 106,177 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 106,180 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 106,190 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 106,195 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 106,310 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 106,310 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 106,325 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 106,326 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 106,330 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 106,550 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 106,550 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 106,550 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 106,570 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 106,570 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 106,570 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 106,700 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 103,355 Hectares | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 102,682 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 101,807 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 101,322 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 100,512 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 99,486 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98,748 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98,680 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98,338 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96,946 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 96,516 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96,106 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 100,142 Hectares | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 100,126 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98,889 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 98,545 Hectares | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 102,466 Hectares | 101,236 Hectares | 104,050 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 106,132 Hectares | 105,151 Hectares | 106,326 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,843 Hectares | 102,682 Hectares | 106,700 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,846 Hectares | 96,106 Hectares | 101,807 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,426 Hectares | 98,545 Hectares | 100,142 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 5 Kazakhstan 214,266 Hectares compare
- 5 Lithuania 2,858 Hectares compare
- 6 India 178,571 Hectares compare
- 6 Latvia 1,971 Hectares compare
- 7 Argentina 116,136 Hectares compare
- 8 Netherlands 1,798 Hectares compare
- 9 South Africa 96,341 Hectares compare
- 10 Indonesia 55,122 Hectares compare
- 10 Croatia 1,468 Hectares compare
- 11 Canada 54,729 Hectares compare
- 11 Estonia 982.44 Hectares compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0049 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Mexico?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Mexico was 98,545 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 106,700 Hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,106 Hectares in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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