What is land use over the long-term in Mexico?

Land use over the long-term in Mexico was 74.43 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 81.46 million hectares in 1991.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.

How does Mexico rank for land use over the long-term?

Mexico ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Mexico

Name: Land use over the long-term in Mexico
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Land use over the long-term was 74.43 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

74.43 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

12th

of 202 countries

All-time high

81.46 million hectares

in 1991

All-time low

0 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Mexico, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Mexico is 74.43 million hectares, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Mexico peaked at 81.46 million hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.

Mexico ranks 12th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1100s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1200s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1300s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1400s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1500s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1600s	7.37 million hectares	7.37 million hectares	7.37 million hectares	1
1700s	14.73 million hectares	14.73 million hectares	14.73 million hectares	1
1710s	15.65 million hectares	15.65 million hectares	15.65 million hectares	1
1720s	16.54 million hectares	16.54 million hectares	16.54 million hectares	1
1730s	17.38 million hectares	17.38 million hectares	17.38 million hectares	1
1740s	18.18 million hectares	18.18 million hectares	18.18 million hectares	1
1750s	18.94 million hectares	18.94 million hectares	18.94 million hectares	1
1760s	19.67 million hectares	19.67 million hectares	19.67 million hectares	1
1770s	20.36 million hectares	20.36 million hectares	20.36 million hectares	1
1780s	21.01 million hectares	21.01 million hectares	21.01 million hectares	1
1790s	21.64 million hectares	21.64 million hectares	21.64 million hectares	1
1800s	22.23 million hectares	22.23 million hectares	22.23 million hectares	1
1810s	22.78 million hectares	22.78 million hectares	22.78 million hectares	1
1820s	23.31 million hectares	23.31 million hectares	23.31 million hectares	1
1830s	23.81 million hectares	23.81 million hectares	23.81 million hectares	1
1840s	24.28 million hectares	24.28 million hectares	24.28 million hectares	1
1850s	24.72 million hectares	24.72 million hectares	24.72 million hectares	1
1860s	25.14 million hectares	25.14 million hectares	25.14 million hectares	1
1870s	25.53 million hectares	25.53 million hectares	25.53 million hectares	1
1880s	25.89 million hectares	25.89 million hectares	25.89 million hectares	1
1890s	31.13 million hectares	31.13 million hectares	31.13 million hectares	1
1900s	34.73 million hectares	34.73 million hectares	34.73 million hectares	1
1910s	39.00 million hectares	39.00 million hectares	39.00 million hectares	1
1920s	34.82 million hectares	34.82 million hectares	34.82 million hectares	1
1930s	40.92 million hectares	40.92 million hectares	40.92 million hectares	1
1940s	48.40 million hectares	48.40 million hectares	48.40 million hectares	1
1950s	71.97 million hectares	67.44 million hectares	76.49 million hectares	10
1960s	77.50 million hectares	77.50 million hectares	77.50 million hectares	10
1970s	78.28 million hectares	77.76 million hectares	78.76 million hectares	10
1980s	80.26 million hectares	78.52 million hectares	81.27 million hectares	10
1990s	81.26 million hectares	81.01 million hectares	81.46 million hectares	10
2000s	80.03 million hectares	76.91 million hectares	80.95 million hectares	10
2010s	74.56 million hectares	73.91 million hectares	76.22 million hectares	10
2020s	74.28 million hectares	74.11 million hectares	74.43 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Mexico

9 Russia 92.05 million hectares compare
10 South Africa 83.93 million hectares compare
11 Argentina 74.68 million hectares compare
13 Chad 45.00 million hectares compare
14 Somalia 43.00 million hectares compare
15 Angola 40.28 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Mexico

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 686.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6771 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 48.48 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Mexico?: Land use over the long-term in Mexico was 74.43 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 81.46 million hectares in 1991.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
How does Mexico rank for land use over the long-term?: Mexico ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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