Land use hidden — Cropland in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Cropland was 244,457 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
244,457 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 193 countries
All-time high
261,450 Square kilometres
in 2007
All-time low
191,380 Square kilometres
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Mexico stood at 244,457 Square kilometres.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Mexico peaked at 261,450 Square kilometres in 2007 and was at its lowest, 191,380 Square kilometres, in 1970.
Mexico ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 208,170 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 206,800 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 206,100 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 205,500 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 204,800 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 204,150 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 203,400 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 202,700 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 202,100 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 191,380 Square kilometres | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 191,790 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 192,090 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 192,880 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 192,680 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 192,970 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 193,260 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 194,060 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 194,350 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 192,650 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 194,690 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 196,720 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 198,000 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 203,480 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 202,540 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 203,595 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 204,650 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 214,700 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 218,760 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 227,810 Square kilometres | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 237,870 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 246,960 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 247,570 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 248,220 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 248,870 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 249,520 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 251,170 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 251,820 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 252,470 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 253,130 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 253,780 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 256,430 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 257,080 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 257,730 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 258,380 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 259,030 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 259,680 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 261,450 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 259,580 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 257,710 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 255,840 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 253,970 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 252,100 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 250,230 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 248,380 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 247,430 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 243,740 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 229,260 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 226,070 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 221,290 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 259,015 Square kilometres | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 259,261 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 248,062 Square kilometres | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 244,457 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 244,457 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 15.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 244,457 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 44.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204,858 Square kilometres | 202,100 Square kilometres | 208,170 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 192,811 Square kilometres | 191,380 Square kilometres | 194,350 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 206,494 Square kilometres | 194,690 Square kilometres | 227,810 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 248,760 Square kilometres | 237,870 Square kilometres | 253,130 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 258,085 Square kilometres | 253,780 Square kilometres | 261,450 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,831 Square kilometres | 221,290 Square kilometres | 255,840 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 252,699 Square kilometres | 244,457 Square kilometres | 259,261 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 12 Australia 313,747 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Estonia 7,150 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 540 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Slovenia 2,334 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Pakistan 309,950 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 298,017 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 1,914 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 20 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Thailand 215,760 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Sudan 212,110 Square kilometres compare
- 18 France 179,268 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Mexico was 244,457 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 261,450 Square kilometres in 2007.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,380 Square kilometres in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata