Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 74th out of 178 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.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +54.6% | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 71 Nicaragua 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Barbados 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Myanmar 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Colombia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Armenia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Liberia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 74th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.