Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.5641 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.5641 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico peaked at 2.11 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5641 hectares per person, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.11 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.05 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 1.98 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 1.92 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.86 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.8 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 1.74 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.68 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.63 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 1.57 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.54 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.48 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.37 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.33 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.29 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.25 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.23 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.2 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.17 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.14 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.11 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.12 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.04 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9824 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9648 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9462 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9282 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9109 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8941 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8782 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8629 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8483 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8342 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8208 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8083 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7961 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7844 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7733 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7624 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7515 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7406 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7012 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6867 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6708 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6588 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6446 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6292 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.617 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6107 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.605 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5998 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5933 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5882 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5857 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5815 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5762 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5726 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5682 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5641 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.5641 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1785 hectares per person, 3.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.5641 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1039 hectares per person, 5.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 2.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.905 hectares per person | 0.8342 hectares per person | 0.9824 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7625 hectares per person | 0.6867 hectares per person | 0.8208 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6218 hectares per person | 0.5882 hectares per person | 0.6708 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5747 hectares per person | 0.5641 hectares per person | 0.5857 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 42 Venezuela 0.6382 hectares per person compare
- 43 New Caledonia 0.5903 hectares per person compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 0.5734 hectares per person compare
- 46 Morocco 0.5464 hectares per person compare
- 47 Central African Republic 0.5423 hectares per person compare
- 48 Yemen 0.5266 hectares per person compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.25 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Mexico was 0.5641 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5641 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.