Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0024 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0254 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, in 2007.
That places Mexico 87th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -79.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0024 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0024 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -79.7% | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 84 Congo 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 85 Benin 0.0025 Square kilometres per person compare
- 86 Morocco 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
- 88 Panama 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 0.0023 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Colombia 0.0023 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 — other areas, per capita in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Mexico was 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 Square kilometres per person in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 87th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.