Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Cropland area actually irrigated — Area was 5,510 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico, 2019–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 5,510 1000 ha for cropland area actually irrigated — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Mexico ranks 6th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,797 1000 ha | — |
| 2020 | 6,063 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 5,987 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5,990 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,206 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 5,510 1000 ha | -11.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 5,510 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 191 1000 ha, 28.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 5,510 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 132.5 1000 ha, 41.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,797 1000 ha | 5,797 1000 ha | 5,797 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2020s | 5,951 1000 ha | 5,510 1000 ha | 6,206 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 3 Pakistan 19,541 1000 ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 8,713 1000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,972 1000 ha
- 7 Morocco 4,443 1000 ha compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 3,780 1000 ha compare
- 9 Spain 3,731 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 cropland area actually irrigated — area in Mexico?
- Cropland area actually irrigated — area in Mexico was 5,510 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,206 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,510 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for cropland area actually irrigated — area?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Cropland 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.