Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0151 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0151 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
72nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0518 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0151 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0151 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0518 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 72nd 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 — Total area, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0502 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0426 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0412 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0315 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0151 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0151 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0265 Square kilometres per person | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 70 Ukraine 0.016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 71 Afghanistan 0.0157 Square kilometres per person compare
- 73 Ecuador 0.0143 Square kilometres per person compare
- 74 Tanzania 0.0142 Square kilometres per person compare
- 75 North Macedonia 0.0141 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 — total area, per capita in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Mexico was 0.0151 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0518 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 72nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.