Cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico
Mexico: Cropland extent over the long-term was 22.17 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.17 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 202 countries
All-time high
26.14 million hectares
in 2007
All-time low
487,814 hectares
in 1600
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico stood at 22.17 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico peaked at 26.14 million hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 487,814 hectares, in 1600.
That places Mexico 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 5.86 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 6.77 million hectares | +15.6% |
| 1200 | 7.72 million hectares | +14.0% |
| 1300 | 8.71 million hectares | +12.8% |
| 1400 | 9.73 million hectares | +11.8% |
| 1500 | 10.79 million hectares | +10.9% |
| 1600 | 487,814 hectares | -95.5% |
| 1700 | 1.99 million hectares | +308.1% |
| 1710 | 2.20 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1720 | 2.42 million hectares | +9.9% |
| 1730 | 2.65 million hectares | +9.4% |
| 1740 | 2.88 million hectares | +8.9% |
| 1750 | 3.13 million hectares | +8.4% |
| 1760 | 3.38 million hectares | +8.1% |
| 1770 | 3.64 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1780 | 3.91 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1790 | 4.19 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1800 | 4.48 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 1810 | 4.78 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1820 | 5.09 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 1830 | 5.41 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1840 | 5.74 million hectares | +6.1% |
| 1850 | 6.08 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 1860 | 6.44 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 1870 | 6.81 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1880 | 7.18 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1890 | 8.79 million hectares | +22.5% |
| 1900 | 10.55 million hectares | +19.9% |
| 1910 | 12.14 million hectares | +15.1% |
| 1920 | 11.66 million hectares | -4.0% |
| 1930 | 13.12 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 1940 | 14.27 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 1950 | 17.58 million hectares | +23.2% |
| 1951 | 17.87 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 18.17 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 18.46 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 18.76 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 19.05 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 19.34 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 19.64 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 19.93 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 20.23 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 20.52 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 20.82 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 20.68 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 20.61 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 20.55 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 20.48 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 20.41 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 20.34 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 20.27 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 20.21 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 19.14 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 19.18 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 19.21 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 19.29 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 19.27 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 19.30 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 19.33 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 19.41 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 19.43 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 19.26 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 19.47 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 19.67 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 19.80 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 20.35 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 20.25 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.36 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.46 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21.47 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 21.88 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 22.78 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 23.79 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 24.70 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 24.76 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 24.82 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 24.89 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 24.95 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 25.12 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25.18 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.25 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.31 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.38 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 25.64 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 25.71 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 25.77 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.84 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.90 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.97 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.14 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 25.96 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 25.77 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 25.58 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.40 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 25.21 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.02 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.84 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.74 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.37 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.93 million hectares | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 22.61 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.13 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.87 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 22.90 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 21.91 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 22.30 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.23 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 22.17 million hectares | -0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 22.17 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 11.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 22.17 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 661,020 hectares, 33.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +308.1% | 487,814 hectares | 1.99 million hectares |
| 1600 | -95.5% | 10.79 million hectares | 487,814 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.86 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 6.77 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 7.72 million hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 8.71 million hectares | 8.71 million hectares | 8.71 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 9.73 million hectares | 9.73 million hectares | 9.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 10.79 million hectares | 10.79 million hectares | 10.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 487,814 hectares | 487,814 hectares | 487,814 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.20 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.42 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.65 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.88 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.13 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.38 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.64 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.91 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.19 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.48 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.78 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.09 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.41 million hectares | 5.41 million hectares | 5.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.74 million hectares | 5.74 million hectares | 5.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.08 million hectares | 6.08 million hectares | 6.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.44 million hectares | 6.44 million hectares | 6.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 6.81 million hectares | 6.81 million hectares | 6.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.18 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.79 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 10.55 million hectares | 10.55 million hectares | 10.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 12.14 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.66 million hectares | 11.66 million hectares | 11.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 13.12 million hectares | 13.12 million hectares | 13.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.27 million hectares | 14.27 million hectares | 14.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 18.90 million hectares | 17.58 million hectares | 20.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.49 million hectares | 20.21 million hectares | 20.82 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.28 million hectares | 19.14 million hectares | 19.43 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.65 million hectares | 19.47 million hectares | 22.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.88 million hectares | 23.79 million hectares | 25.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.81 million hectares | 25.38 million hectares | 26.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.28 million hectares | 22.13 million hectares | 25.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.40 million hectares | 21.91 million hectares | 22.90 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Mexico was 22.17 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 26.14 million hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 487,814 hectares in 1600.
- How does Mexico rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Mexico ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.