Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico
Mexico: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 77.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.2
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
87th
of 200 countries
All-time high
95.23
in 2019
All-time low
9.17
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico is 77.2, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico peaked at 95.23 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.17, in 1961.
That places Mexico 87th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.17 | — |
| 1962 | 9.85 | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 13.54 | +37.5% |
| 1964 | 14.02 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 16.46 | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 19.45 | +18.2% |
| 1967 | 21.17 | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 24.6 | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 27.75 | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 28.09 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 32.05 | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 35.36 | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 40.45 | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 44.87 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 55.63 | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 57.97 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 55.03 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 54.89 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 58.88 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 63.58 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 79.35 | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 84.44 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 73.01 | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 82 | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 86.65 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 87.79 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 87.93 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 80.34 | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 76.37 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 75.6 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 65.57 | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 65.27 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.13 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 66.22 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 51.53 | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 65.15 | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 65.29 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.46 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 70.17 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 72.19 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 72.75 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 61.93 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 61.64 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 60.32 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 69 | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 62.11 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 63.94 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 50.8 | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 61.52 | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 64.8 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 75.49 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 75.87 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 82.83 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 80.72 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 72.47 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 89.7 | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 93.33 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 93.01 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.23 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 79.99 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 84.64 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 63.66 | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 77.2 | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.33 | 9.17 | 27.75 | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.32 | 28.09 | 58.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.15 | 63.58 | 87.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.04 | 51.53 | 75.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.62 | 50.8 | 72.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.34 | 64.8 | 95.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.37 | 63.66 | 84.64 | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Mexico was 77.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 95.23 in 2019.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Mexico ranks 87th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).