Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mexico
Mexico: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.63 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Mexico is 50.63 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Mexico peaked at 54.89 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.44 %, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 71st of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 50.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.44 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.33 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 49.87 % | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 49.98 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 50.1 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 50.18 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 50.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 50.51 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 50.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 50.51 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 50.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.57 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 51.97 % | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 51.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.08 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 52.18 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.75 % | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 53.01 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 53.53 % | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 54.09 % | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 54.61 % | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 54.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 54.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 54.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 54.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 54.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 54.81 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.89 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.17 % | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 52.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 52.37 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.71 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 51.18 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.87 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.51 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 51.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.87 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 50.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.63 % | -0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 50.63 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 50.63 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2 %, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4 % | 50.26 % | 50.58 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.18 % | 49.87 % | 50.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.91 % | 50.51 % | 53.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6 % | 54.09 % | 54.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.45 % | 52.82 % | 54.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.85 % | 49.44 % | 52.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.04 % | 50.63 % | 51.51 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Mexico?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Mexico was 50.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 54.89 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.44 % in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mexico ranks 71st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.