Land use hidden — Total area in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Total area was 1.96 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.96 million Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.96 million Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
1.96 million Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area in Mexico stood at 1.96 million Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Mexico peaked at 1.96 million Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million Square kilometres, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 13th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land use hidden — Total area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.96 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 163,820 Square kilometres, 11.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.96 million Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51,100 Square kilometres, 38.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 1.96 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 Latvia 64,590 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Fiji 18,270 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 2.72 million Square kilometres compare
- 11 Estonia 45,340 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Algeria 2.38 million Square kilometres compare
- 11 Eswatini 17,360 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Netherlands 41,540 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 4,030 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 2.15 million Square kilometres compare
- 13 Slovenia 20,480 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 90 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Indonesia 1.92 million Square kilometres compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 14,870 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 700 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Sudan 1.88 million Square kilometres compare
- 16 Libya 1.76 million 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 — total area in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — total area in Mexico was 1.96 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Total area. 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