What is cropland per person over the long term in Mexico?

Cropland per person over the long term in Mexico was 0.1687 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 0.8132 in 1920.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 in 2025.

How does Mexico rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Mexico ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Mexico

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Mexico
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1687 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1687

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

95th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.8132

in 1920

All-time low

0.1687

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Mexico, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Mexico stood at 0.1687. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Mexico peaked at 0.8132 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.1687, in 2025.

Mexico ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.3941	0.3941	0.3941	1
1100s	0.4044	0.4044	0.4044	1
1200s	0.4139	0.4139	0.4139	1
1300s	0.4231	0.4231	0.4231	1
1400s	0.4322	0.4322	0.4322	1
1500s	0.4413	0.4413	0.4413	1
1600s	0.4878	0.4878	0.4878	1
1700s	0.4977	0.4977	0.4977	1
1710s	0.5079	0.5079	0.5079	1
1720s	0.5182	0.5182	0.5182	1
1730s	0.5288	0.5288	0.5288	1
1740s	0.5395	0.5395	0.5395	1
1750s	0.5505	0.5505	0.5505	1
1760s	0.5617	0.5617	0.5617	1
1770s	0.5732	0.5732	0.5732	1
1780s	0.5848	0.5848	0.5848	1
1790s	0.5967	0.5967	0.5967	1
1800s	0.6089	0.6089	0.6089	1
1810s	0.6213	0.6213	0.6213	1
1820s	0.6339	0.6339	0.6339	1
1830s	0.6469	0.6469	0.6469	1
1840s	0.66	0.66	0.66	1
1850s	0.6735	0.6735	0.6735	1
1860s	0.6872	0.6872	0.6872	1
1870s	0.7012	0.7012	0.7012	1
1880s	0.7151	0.7151	0.7151	1
1890s	0.7422	0.7422	0.7422	1
1900s	0.7748	0.7748	0.7748	1
1910s	0.801	0.801	0.801	1
1920s	0.8132	0.8132	0.8132	1
1930s	0.7925	0.7925	0.7925	1
1940s	0.7261	0.7261	0.7261	1
1950s	0.5883	0.5469	0.6275	10
1960s	0.4688	0.4008	0.5376	10
1970s	0.324	0.2845	0.3678	10
1980s	0.27	0.2593	0.2807	10
1990s	0.2679	0.2524	0.2836	10
2000s	0.239	0.2231	0.2495	10
2010s	0.2005	0.1766	0.2181	10
2020s	0.1739	0.1687	0.1812	6

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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico

Agriculture share gdp 3.88 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.88 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 20.0% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
Bananas — Production 2.67 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Mexico?: Cropland per person over the long term in Mexico was 0.1687 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.8132 in 1920.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 in 2025.
How does Mexico rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Mexico ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026