Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 5,749 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mexico is 5,749 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mexico peaked at 6,485 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,032 1000 ha, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 6th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,493 1000 ha | 2,032 1000 ha | 5,626 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2010s | 5,967 1000 ha | 5,721 1000 ha | 6,469 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2020s | 6,213 1000 ha | 5,749 1000 ha | 6,485 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 3 Brazil 9,183 1000 ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 8,369 1000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,972 1000 ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 4,914 1000 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 4,247 1000 ha compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 3,780 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,304 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,324 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 75.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 74,036 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.46 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,393 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.32 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,001 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mexico?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Mexico was 5,749 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,485 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,032 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.