Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mexico

Mexico: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.63 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
50.63 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
65th
of 237 countries
All-time high
54.89 %
in 2007
All-time low
49.44 %
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mexico, 1961–2024

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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 65th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 65th out of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.