Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Mexico

Arable land in Mexico in 2023 — 20,023,595 ha. Ranked 15 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2.6%.

2023 20.02M ha −2.64% vs 2022
World rank 15of 206
Period maximum 23.65M ha2003
Period minimum 17.59M ha1979

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Mexico, 1961–202316M18M20M22M24M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 19,507,000 ha1963: 19,260,000 ha1965: 19,100,000 ha1967: 18,930,000 ha1969: 18,770,000 ha1971: 17,689,000 ha1973: 17,719,000 ha1975: 17,712,000 ha1977: 17,782,000 ha1979: 17,585,000 ha1981: 17,599,000 ha1983: 18,328,000 ha1985: 18,292,500 ha1987: 19,234,000 ha1989: 20,656,000 ha1991: 22,423,000 ha1993: 22,531,000 ha1995: 22,560,000 ha1997: 22,785,000 ha1999: 22,918,000 ha2001: 23,151,000 ha2003: 23,652,000 ha2005: 23,296,000 ha2007: 23,519,000 ha2009: 23,144,000 ha2011: 22,716,000 ha2013: 22,491,000 ha2015: 22,048,000 ha2017: 20,257,000 ha2019: 19,400,000 ha2021: 21,672,717 ha2023: 20,023,595 ha
Change over the period: +516,595 (+2.65%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 20.02M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Latin America & Caribbean computed 151M ha
Central America computed 25.65M ha
Arable land — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 20.02M −543,768 −2.64%
2022 20.57M −1.11M −5.1%
2021 21.67M −11,082 −0.05%
2020 21.68M +2.28M +11.77%
2019 19.4M −500,000 −2.51%
2018 19.9M −357,000 −1.76%
2017 20.26M −1.49M −6.86%
2016 21.75M −299,000 −1.36%
2015 22.05M −113,000 −0.51%
2014 22.16M −330,000 −1.47%
2013 22.49M −61,000 −0.27%
2012 22.55M −164,000 −0.72%
2011 22.72M −217,000 −0.95%
2010 22.93M −211,000 −0.91%
2009 23.14M −162,000 −0.7%
2008 23.31M −213,000 −0.91%
2007 23.52M +156,000 +0.67%
2006 23.36M +67,000 +0.29%
2005 23.3M +82,000 +0.35%
2004 23.21M −438,000 −1.85%
2003 23.65M +468,000 +2.02%
2002 23.18M +33,000 +0.14%
2001 23.15M +246,000 +1.07%
2000 22.91M −13,000 −0.06%
1999 22.92M +87,000 +0.38%
1998 22.83M +46,000 +0.2%
1997 22.79M +68,000 +0.3%
1996 22.72M +157,000 +0.7%
1995 22.56M +11,000 +0.05%
1994 22.55M +18,000 +0.08%
1993 22.53M +102,000 +0.45%
1992 22.43M +6,000 +0.03%
1991 22.42M +714,000 +3.29%
1990 21.71M +1.05M +5.1%
1989 20.66M +958,000 +4.86%
1988 19.7M +464,000 +2.41%
1987 19.23M +890,000 +4.85%
1986 18.34M +51,500 +0.28%
1985 18.29M +51,500 +0.28%
1984 18.24M −87,000 −0.47%
1983 18.33M +533,000 +3%
1982 17.8M +196,000 +1.11%
1981 17.6M −61,000 −0.35%
1980 17.66M +75,000 +0.43%
1979 17.59M −200,000 −1.12%
1978 17.79M +3,000 +0.02%
1977 17.78M +46,000 +0.26%
1976 17.74M +24,000 +0.14%
1975 17.71M +24,000 +0.14%
1974 17.69M −31,000 −0.17%
1973 17.72M +35,000 +0.2%
1972 17.68M −5,000 −0.03%
1971 17.69M +1,000 +0.01%
1970 17.69M −1.08M −5.76%
1969 18.77M −80,000 −0.42%
1968 18.85M −80,000 −0.42%
1967 18.93M −90,000 −0.47%
1966 19.02M −80,000 −0.42%
1965 19.1M −80,000 −0.42%
1964 19.18M −80,000 −0.42%
1963 19.26M −80,000 −0.41%
1962 19.34M −167,000 −0.86%
1961 19.51M

Central America, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.