Agricultural land per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Agricultural land per capita was 0.7596 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7596 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
62nd
of 226 countries
All-time high
2.59 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.7596 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Mexico stood at 0.7596 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Mexico peaked at 2.59 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7596 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Mexico 62nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.59 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 2.51 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.43 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.35 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.27 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.19 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 2.12 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.05 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.98 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.92 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.85 hectares per capita | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.8 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.75 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.7 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.65 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.61 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.57 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.53 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.49 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.46 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.43 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.4 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.37 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.35 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.32 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.31 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.29 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.28 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.27 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.26 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.23 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.21 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.19 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.17 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.15 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.11 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.09 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.06 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9936 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9809 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9364 hectares per capita | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9168 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.896 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8792 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8604 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8407 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8244 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8151 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8044 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7856 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7748 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7642 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7898 hectares per capita | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7844 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7689 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7596 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.7596 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.7596 hectares per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 3.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 hectares per capita | 1.98 hectares per capita | 2.59 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 hectares per capita | 1.49 hectares per capita | 1.92 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 hectares per capita | 1.28 hectares per capita | 1.46 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 hectares per capita | 1.09 hectares per capita | 1.27 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 hectares per capita | 0.9168 hectares per capita | 1.08 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8245 hectares per capita | 0.7642 hectares per capita | 0.896 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7757 hectares per capita | 0.7596 hectares per capita | 0.7898 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Mexico?
- Agricultural land per capita in Mexico was 0.7596 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7596 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.