Other land — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Other land — Area was 29,572 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 29,572 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Mexico peaked at 31,257 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,658 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Mexico 33rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,454 1000 ha | 16,658 1000 ha | 18,254 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,606 1000 ha | 18,395 1000 ha | 23,414 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,950 1000 ha | 24,432 1000 ha | 31,257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,520 1000 ha | 27,348 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,304 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,324 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 75.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 74,036 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.46 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,393 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.32 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20,001 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Mexico?
- Other land — area in Mexico was 29,572 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 31,257 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,658 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for other land — area?
- Mexico ranks 33rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.