Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mexico

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mexico
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mexico: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1,324 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

1,324 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

11th

of 241 countries

All-time high

1,324 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

552.04 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mexico, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 1,324 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mexico peaked at 1,324 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 552.04 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Mexico 11th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	608.11 1000 ha	552.04 1000 ha	665.03 1000 ha	8
2000s	792.23 1000 ha	683.62 1000 ha	886.61 1000 ha	10
2010s	1,073 1000 ha	907.17 1000 ha	1,264 1000 ha	10
2020s	1,292 1000 ha	1,264 1000 ha	1,324 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Mexico

8 Germany 1,877 1000 ha compare
9 Indonesia 1,396 1000 ha compare
10 France 1,394 1000 ha compare
12 Australia and New Zealand 1,173 1000 ha compare
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,044 1000 ha compare
14 Italy 1,037 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mexico?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mexico was 1,324 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 1,324 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 552.04 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Mexico rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Mexico ranks 11th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.