Barley — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Barley — Area harvested was 300,558 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Mexico stood at 300,558 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 364,500 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 115,815 ha, in 1994.
That places Mexico 26th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 233,103 ha | — |
| 1962 | 192,645 ha | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 232,423 ha | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 211,709 ha | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 226,285 ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 240,750 ha | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 238,461 ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 251,829 ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 244,965 ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 224,051 ha | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 221,199 ha | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 217,401 ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 262,461 ha | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 173,353 ha | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 286,464 ha | +65.2% |
| 1976 | 363,518 ha | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 248,481 ha | -31.6% |
| 1978 | 296,391 ha | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 250,295 ha | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 319,315 ha | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 271,327 ha | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 229,441 ha | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 303,621 ha | +32.3% |
| 1984 | 283,121 ha | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 280,529 ha | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 266,485 ha | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 286,225 ha | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 247,214 ha | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 263,526 ha | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 262,840 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 284,096 ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 289,974 ha | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 234,156 ha | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 115,815 ha | -50.5% |
| 1995 | 246,407 ha | +112.8% |
| 1996 | 283,295 ha | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 243,522 ha | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 267,548 ha | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 226,986 ha | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 290,380 ha | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 310,702 ha | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 282,336 ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 364,500 ha | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 325,800 ha | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 306,095 ha | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 315,432 ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 286,354 ha | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 310,770 ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 239,056 ha | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 267,668 ha | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 218,344 ha | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 328,191 ha | +50.3% |
| 2013 | 296,912 ha | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 313,634 ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 314,601 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 329,745 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 354,757 ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 352,113 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 357,994 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 294,213 ha | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 342,871 ha | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 345,910 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 297,445 ha | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 300,558 ha | +1.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 300,558 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 3.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 300,558 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 117,088 ha, 2.6× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +112.8% | 115,815 ha | 246,407 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230,241 ha | 192,645 ha | 251,829 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 254,361 ha | 173,353 ha | 363,518 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 275,080 ha | 229,441 ha | 319,315 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,464 ha | 115,815 ha | 289,974 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,142 ha | 239,056 ha | 364,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,396 ha | 218,344 ha | 357,994 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,199 ha | 294,213 ha | 345,910 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Mexico?
- Barley — area harvested in Mexico was 300,558 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 364,500 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,815 ha in 1994.
- How does Mexico rank for barley — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 26th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.