Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0891 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0891 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mexico peaked at 0.0891 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0288 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1986 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0743 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0891 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0891 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 ha per square kilometre | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0818 ha per square kilometre | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mexico?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Mexico was 0.0891 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0891 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Mexico ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.