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Surface area — Mexico

Surface area in Mexico in 2023 — 1,957,194 km². Ranked 13 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.4%.

2023 1.96M km² −0.1% vs 2022
World rank 13of 215
Period maximum 1.96M km²1961
Period minimum 1.96M km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Mexico, 1961–20231.96M1.96M1.96M1.96M1.96M1.97M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,964,380 km²1963: 1,964,380 km²1965: 1,964,380 km²1967: 1,964,380 km²1969: 1,964,380 km²1971: 1,964,380 km²1973: 1,964,380 km²1975: 1,964,380 km²1977: 1,964,380 km²1979: 1,964,380 km²1981: 1,964,380 km²1983: 1,964,380 km²1985: 1,964,380 km²1987: 1,964,380 km²1989: 1,964,380 km²1991: 1,964,380 km²1993: 1,964,380 km²1995: 1,964,380 km²1997: 1,964,380 km²1999: 1,964,380 km²2001: 1,964,380 km²2003: 1,964,380 km²2005: 1,964,380 km²2007: 1,964,380 km²2009: 1,964,380 km²2011: 1,964,380 km²2013: 1,964,380 km²2015: 1,964,375 km²2017: 1,964,375 km²2019: 1,964,380 km²2021: 1,960,647 km²2023: 1,957,194 km²
Change over the period: −7,186 (−0.37%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mexico 1.96M km²
World 141M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 20.51M km²
Central America computed 2.48M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 41.54M km²
Surface area — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.96M −1,948 −0.1%
2022 1.96M −1,505 −0.08%
2021 1.96M +0 +0%
2020 1.96M −3,733 −0.19%
2019 1.96M +0 +0%
2018 1.96M +5 +0%
2017 1.96M +0 +0%
2016 1.96M +0 +0%
2015 1.96M +0 +0%
2014 1.96M −5 −0%
2013 1.96M +0 +0%
2012 1.96M +0 +0%
2011 1.96M +0 +0%
2010 1.96M +0 +0%
2009 1.96M +0 +0%
2008 1.96M +0 +0%
2007 1.96M +0 +0%
2006 1.96M +0 +0%
2005 1.96M +0 +0%
2004 1.96M +0 +0%
2003 1.96M +0 +0%
2002 1.96M +0 +0%
2001 1.96M +0 +0%
2000 1.96M +0 +0%
1999 1.96M +0 +0%
1998 1.96M +0 +0%
1997 1.96M +0 +0%
1996 1.96M +0 +0%
1995 1.96M +0 +0%
1994 1.96M +0 +0%
1993 1.96M +0 +0%
1992 1.96M +0 +0%
1991 1.96M +0 +0%
1990 1.96M +0 +0%
1989 1.96M +0 +0%
1988 1.96M +0 +0%
1987 1.96M +0 +0%
1986 1.96M +0 +0%
1985 1.96M +0 +0%
1984 1.96M +0 +0%
1983 1.96M +0 +0%
1982 1.96M +0 +0%
1981 1.96M +0 +0%
1980 1.96M +0 +0%
1979 1.96M +0 +0%
1978 1.96M +0 +0%
1977 1.96M +0 +0%
1976 1.96M +0 +0%
1975 1.96M +0 +0%
1974 1.96M +0 +0%
1973 1.96M +0 +0%
1972 1.96M +0 +0%
1971 1.96M +0 +0%
1970 1.96M +0 +0%
1969 1.96M +0 +0%
1968 1.96M +0 +0%
1967 1.96M +0 +0%
1966 1.96M +0 +0%
1965 1.96M +0 +0%
1964 1.96M +0 +0%
1963 1.96M +0 +0%
1962 1.96M +0 +0%
1961 1.96M — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 1.96M NI Nicaragua 130,370 HN Honduras 112,490 GT Guatemala 108,890 PA Panama 75,320 CR Costa Rica 51,100 BZ Belize 22,966 SV El Salvador 21,040
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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