Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Mexico
Mexico: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 29.94 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 29.94 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mexico peaked at 33.01 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.41 %, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 67th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 14.75 % | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 15.04 % | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 15.33 % | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 15.63 % | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 15.92 % | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 16.22 % | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 16.77 % | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 17.32 % | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 18.72 % | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 19.55 % | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 20.82 % | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 21.4 % | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 22.28 % | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 23.21 % | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 24.92 % | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 25.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 25.21 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 25.64 % | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 25.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 25.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 25.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23.81 % | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 24.1 % | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 25.96 % | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 25.29 % | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 23.68 % | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 23.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 23.54 % | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 23.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 24.64 % | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 24.7 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 24.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 24.78 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 24.84 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.8 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 24.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.57 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.38 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.66 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.07 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 25.33 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 25.59 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25.78 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.22 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.67 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.02 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 27.69 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.71 % | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 31.22 % | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 33.01 % | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2 % | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 28.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.44 % | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 29.88 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 29.94 % | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 29.94 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 29.94 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.71 % | 14.41 % | 17.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.68 % | 18.72 % | 25.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.69 % | 23.68 % | 25.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.52 % | 23.49 % | 24.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.54 % | 24.26 % | 25.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.82 % | 25.33 % | 33.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.13 % | 28.17 % | 29.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mexico?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Mexico was 29.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.01 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.41 % in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.