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 7th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2,032 1000 ha | — |
| 2004 | 2,081 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,387 1000 ha | +158.9% |
| 2006 | 5,400 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,311 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5,613 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 5,626 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5,914 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 6,469 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 5,721 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 5,794 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5,869 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,036 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 6,333 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 6,254 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 6,242 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6,485 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 5,749 1000 ha | -11.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5,749 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.47 1000 ha, 20.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 5,749 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 603.7 1000 ha, 9.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +158.9% | 2,081 1000 ha | 5,387 1000 ha |
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
- 4 Brazil 9,183 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bangladesh 8,369 1000 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,972 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 4,914 1000 ha compare
- 8 Turkey 4,914 1000 ha compare
- 10 Russian Federation 4,247 1000 ha compare
- 10 Russia 4,247 1000 ha 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)
- 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 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 7th out of 91 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.
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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.