Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 2,554 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Mexico, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Mexico is 2,554 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Mexico peaked at 5,757 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,427 1000 ha, in 2018.
Mexico ranks 12th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,757 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5,692 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,627 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5,562 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5,497 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,432 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5,367 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,757 1000 ha | -48.6% |
| 2009 | 2,819 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,679 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2,929 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 2,854 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,563 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 2,560 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,587 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,614 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,538 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,427 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2,495 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,759 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 2,718 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,601 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2,618 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,554 1000 ha | -2.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2,554 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 954 1000 ha, 2.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2,554 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 381.5 1000 ha, 6.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -48.6% | 5,367 1000 ha | 2,757 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,946 1000 ha | 2,757 1000 ha | 5,757 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,625 1000 ha | 2,427 1000 ha | 2,929 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,650 1000 ha | 2,554 1000 ha | 2,759 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 9 Canada 4,829 1000 ha compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 3,998 1000 ha compare
- 11 Ireland 3,518 1000 ha compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 2,406 1000 ha compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,349 1000 ha compare
- 15 Ecuador 2,243 1000 ha 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 perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Mexico?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Mexico was 2,554 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5,757 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,427 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — 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.