Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.7025 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.7025 t per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.7671 t per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0705 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0705 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0749 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1137 t per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1181 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1355 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1429 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1528 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1811 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2083 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2235 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2495 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2878 t per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3052 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3766 t per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4271 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4086 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.387 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.425 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4652 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5719 t per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6073 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5596 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6138 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6495 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6815 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7089 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6531 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.665 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6926 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5943 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6327 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6137 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6082 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5396 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6211 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6158 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6873 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6687 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6903 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7069 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5493 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5568 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4849 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6273 t per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.544 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5874 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4833 t per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5343 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5528 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7008 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6855 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7597 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7296 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5711 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7671 t per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 0.749 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6851 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6659 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7341 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6767 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5115 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7025 t per square kilometre | +37.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.7025 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4765 t per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.7025 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3351 t per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1327 t per square kilometre | 0.0705 t per square kilometre | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3299 t per square kilometre | 0.2083 t per square kilometre | 0.4271 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6176 t per square kilometre | 0.4652 t per square kilometre | 0.7089 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6274 t per square kilometre | 0.5396 t per square kilometre | 0.6926 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5765 t per square kilometre | 0.4833 t per square kilometre | 0.7069 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6867 t per square kilometre | 0.5528 t per square kilometre | 0.7671 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6562 t per square kilometre | 0.5115 t per square kilometre | 0.7341 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.7025 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7671 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0705 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.