Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 8.70 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 8.70 million ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 11.48 million ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.65 million ha, in 1962.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.71 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.65 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 8.44 million ha | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 8.99 million ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 9.35 million ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 10.07 million ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 9.53 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 9.74 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.27 million ha | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 9.74 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 9.68 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 9.51 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 9.90 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 9.06 million ha | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 9.53 million ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 9.53 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.10 million ha | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 9.85 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.79 million ha | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 9.54 million ha | +22.4% |
| 1981 | 10.74 million ha | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 8.39 million ha | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 10.39 million ha | +23.9% |
| 1984 | 10.10 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 11.27 million ha | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 9.74 million ha | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 10.21 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 9.68 million ha | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 9.75 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.54 million ha | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 9.75 million ha | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 9.93 million ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 9.55 million ha | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 10.65 million ha | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 10.67 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.48 million ha | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 10.48 million ha | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 11.04 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 10.13 million ha | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 10.14 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.88 million ha | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 9.88 million ha | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 10.57 million ha | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 10.50 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.28 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 10.01 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 10.23 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.46 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.11 million ha | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 9.98 million ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 8.77 million ha | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 9.73 million ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 9.81 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.20 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.00 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.26 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.87 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.43 million ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.06 million ha | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 9.56 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.43 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.20 million ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.68 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 8.70 million ha | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.70 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 24.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.70 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 51.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 million ha | 7.65 million ha | 10.07 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.47 million ha | 7.79 million ha | 10.10 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.98 million ha | 8.39 million ha | 11.27 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.42 million ha | 9.55 million ha | 11.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.11 million ha | 9.11 million ha | 10.88 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 million ha | 8.77 million ha | 10.26 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 million ha | 8.68 million ha | 9.56 million 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, primary — area harvested in Mexico?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Mexico was 8.70 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 million ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 million ha in 1962.
- How does Mexico rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.