Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 2,973 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Mexico, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Mexico is 2,973 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Mexico peaked at 3,066 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,872 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Mexico 13th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,058 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,061 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,103 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,064 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,071 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,077 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,091 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,072 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,058 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,039 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,020 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,005 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,000 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,005 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,942 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,917 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,873 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,882 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,872 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,003 1000 ha | +60.4% |
| 2021 | 2,997 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,866 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 3,066 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 2,973 1000 ha | -3.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2,973 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 503.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2,973 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.88 1000 ha, 3378.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +60.4% | 1,872 1000 ha | 3,003 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,073 1000 ha | 2,058 1000 ha | 2,103 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,955 1000 ha | 1,872 1000 ha | 2,039 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,981 1000 ha | 2,866 1000 ha | 3,066 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Mexico?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Mexico was 2,973 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,066 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,872 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.