Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.015 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.015 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0513 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.015 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.015 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0513 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.015 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 70th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0481 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0465 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0421 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0321 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0304 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.015 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.015 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0336 Square kilometres per person | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 68 Afghanistan 0.0157 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Ukraine 0.0154 Square kilometres per person compare
- 71 Ecuador 0.0138 Square kilometres per person compare
- 72 North Macedonia 0.0138 Square kilometres per person compare
- 73 Yemen 0.0134 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mexico was 0.015 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0513 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 70th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.