Cropland — Area per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Mexico is 0.19 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.55 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 2018.
Mexico ranks 94th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4767 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.335 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.278 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.246 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.194 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 91 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 94 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap 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 cropland — area per capita in Mexico?
- Cropland — area per capita in Mexico was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Mexico ranks 94th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. 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.