Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 3,770 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Mexico, 1982–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3,770 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 6,390 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10 ha, in 1983.
Mexico ranks 38th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 435 ha | — |
| 1983 | 10 ha | -97.7% |
| 1984 | 60 ha | +500.0% |
| 1985 | 601 ha | +901.7% |
| 1986 | 415 ha | -30.9% |
| 1987 | 795 ha | +91.6% |
| 1988 | 613 ha | -22.9% |
| 1989 | 892 ha | +45.5% |
| 1990 | 803 ha | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 653 ha | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 488 ha | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 626 ha | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 784 ha | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 812 ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,372 ha | +69.0% |
| 1997 | 2,844 ha | +107.3% |
| 1998 | 1,791 ha | -37.0% |
| 1999 | 3,210 ha | +79.2% |
| 2000 | 3,119 ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 3,259 ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2,519 ha | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 1,435 ha | -43.0% |
| 2004 | 2,058 ha | +43.4% |
| 2005 | 2,004 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2,133 ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2,056 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 3,014 ha | +46.6% |
| 2009 | 2,977 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,151 ha | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,864 ha | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3,292 ha | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 3,729 ha | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 5,014 ha | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 6,390 ha | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 4,545 ha | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 3,191 ha | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 3,552 ha | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 3,192 ha | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 2,905 ha | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 3,194 ha | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 3,211 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,350 ha | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3,770 ha | +12.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3,770 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,517 ha, 83% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +901.7% | 60 ha | 601 ha |
| 1984 | +500.0% | 10 ha | 60 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 477.62 ha | 10 ha | 892 ha | 8 |
| 1990s | 1,338 ha | 488 ha | 3,210 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,457 ha | 1,435 ha | 3,259 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,892 ha | 2,864 ha | 6,390 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,286 ha | 2,905 ha | 3,770 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 cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Mexico?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Mexico was 3,770 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,390 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 ha in 1983.
- How does Mexico rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 38th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — 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.