Grazing land use over the long term in Mexico
Mexico: Grazing land use over the long term was 74.43 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74.43 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 202 countries
All-time high
81.46 million
in 1991
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Mexico, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long term in Mexico is 74.43 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Mexico peaked at 81.46 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.
That places Mexico 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 | — |
| 1100 | 0 | — |
| 1200 | 0 | — |
| 1300 | 0 | — |
| 1400 | 0 | — |
| 1500 | 0 | — |
| 1600 | 7.37 million | — |
| 1700 | 14.73 million | +100.0% |
| 1710 | 15.65 million | +6.3% |
| 1720 | 16.54 million | +5.6% |
| 1730 | 17.38 million | +5.1% |
| 1740 | 18.18 million | +4.6% |
| 1750 | 18.94 million | +4.2% |
| 1760 | 19.67 million | +3.8% |
| 1770 | 20.36 million | +3.5% |
| 1780 | 21.01 million | +3.2% |
| 1790 | 21.64 million | +3.0% |
| 1800 | 22.23 million | +2.7% |
| 1810 | 22.78 million | +2.5% |
| 1820 | 23.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1830 | 23.81 million | +2.1% |
| 1840 | 24.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1850 | 24.72 million | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 25.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1870 | 25.53 million | +1.6% |
| 1880 | 25.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 31.13 million | +20.2% |
| 1900 | 34.73 million | +11.6% |
| 1910 | 39.00 million | +12.3% |
| 1920 | 34.82 million | -10.7% |
| 1930 | 40.92 million | +17.5% |
| 1940 | 48.40 million | +18.3% |
| 1950 | 67.44 million | +39.3% |
| 1951 | 68.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 69.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 70.46 million | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 71.46 million | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 72.47 million | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 73.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 74.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 75.49 million | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 76.49 million | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 77.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 77.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 78.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 77.76 million | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 77.94 million | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 78.11 million | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 78.28 million | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 78.25 million | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.22 million | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 78.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 78.76 million | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 78.73 million | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 78.71 million | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 78.54 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 78.52 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 80.67 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 80.78 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 80.88 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.98 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 81.08 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 81.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.27 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.36 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 81.46 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.42 million | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 81.36 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.30 million | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.24 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.19 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.13 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.40 million | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 76.91 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.22 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.30 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 74.46 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.91 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.94 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.96 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 74.43 million | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 74.43 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million, 47.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 74.43 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 594,000, 125.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +100.0% | 7.37 million | 14.73 million |
| 1950 | +39.3% | 48.40 million | 67.44 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1600s | 7.37 million | 7.37 million | 7.37 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 14.73 million | 14.73 million | 14.73 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 15.65 million | 15.65 million | 15.65 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 16.54 million | 16.54 million | 16.54 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 17.38 million | 17.38 million | 17.38 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 18.18 million | 18.18 million | 18.18 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 18.94 million | 18.94 million | 18.94 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 19.67 million | 19.67 million | 19.67 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 20.36 million | 20.36 million | 20.36 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 21.01 million | 21.01 million | 21.01 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 21.64 million | 21.64 million | 21.64 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 22.23 million | 22.23 million | 22.23 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 22.78 million | 22.78 million | 22.78 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 23.31 million | 23.31 million | 23.31 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 23.81 million | 23.81 million | 23.81 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 24.28 million | 24.28 million | 24.28 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 24.72 million | 24.72 million | 24.72 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 25.14 million | 25.14 million | 25.14 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 25.53 million | 25.53 million | 25.53 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 25.89 million | 25.89 million | 25.89 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 31.13 million | 31.13 million | 31.13 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 34.73 million | 34.73 million | 34.73 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 39.00 million | 39.00 million | 39.00 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 34.82 million | 34.82 million | 34.82 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 40.92 million | 40.92 million | 40.92 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 48.40 million | 48.40 million | 48.40 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 71.97 million | 67.44 million | 76.49 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.50 million | 77.50 million | 77.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.28 million | 77.76 million | 78.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.26 million | 78.52 million | 81.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.26 million | 81.01 million | 81.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.03 million | 76.91 million | 80.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.56 million | 73.91 million | 76.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.28 million | 74.11 million | 74.43 million | 6 |
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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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5641 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Mexico?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Mexico was 74.43 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.46 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
- How does Mexico rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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