Arable land — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Arable land — Area was 20,001 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Mexico is 20,001 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Mexico peaked at 23,652 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17,585 1000 ha, in 1979.
That places Mexico 18th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,106 1000 ha | 18,770 1000 ha | 19,507 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,707 1000 ha | 17,585 1000 ha | 17,785 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,585 1000 ha | 17,599 1000 ha | 20,656 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,545 1000 ha | 21,709 1000 ha | 22,918 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,273 1000 ha | 22,905 1000 ha | 23,652 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,621 1000 ha | 19,400 1000 ha | 22,933 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,790 1000 ha | 20,001 1000 ha | 21,684 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Mexico?
- Arable land — area in Mexico was 20,001 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 23,652 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,585 1000 ha in 1979.
- How does Mexico rank for arable land — area?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Arable 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.