Green corn (maize) — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Green corn (maize) — Area harvested was 70,414 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, green corn (maize) — area harvested in Mexico stood at 70,414 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 75,235 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,403 ha, in 1981.
That places Mexico 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10,208 ha | — |
| 1981 | 5,403 ha | -47.1% |
| 1982 | 13,288 ha | +145.9% |
| 1983 | 16,156 ha | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 16,250 ha | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 16,691 ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 17,173 ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 15,528 ha | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 17,263 ha | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 18,282 ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 18,038 ha | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 21,279 ha | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 18,512 ha | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 18,852 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 26,203 ha | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 21,497 ha | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 17,232 ha | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 19,967 ha | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 25,259 ha | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 29,429 ha | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 30,645 ha | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 36,819 ha | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 44,692 ha | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 43,228 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 60,326 ha | +39.6% |
| 2005 | 70,114 ha | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 68,378 ha | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 53,053 ha | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 56,363 ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 61,058 ha | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 54,394 ha | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 55,185 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 60,985 ha | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 60,270 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 63,934 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 67,703 ha | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 70,283 ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 64,998 ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 67,625 ha | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 64,374 ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 69,354 ha | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 68,937 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 71,938 ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 75,235 ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 70,414 ha | -6.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 70,414 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,359 ha, 29.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 70,414 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 419 ha, 168.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Green corn (maize) — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +145.9% | 5,403 ha | 13,288 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,624 ha | 5,403 ha | 18,282 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,627 ha | 17,232 ha | 29,429 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,468 ha | 30,645 ha | 70,114 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,975 ha | 54,394 ha | 70,283 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,176 ha | 68,937 ha | 75,235 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 Nigeria 201,276 ha compare
- 2 Guinea 141,002 ha compare
- 3 Indonesia 111,363 ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 25,110 ha compare
- 5 Peru 45,230 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 14,328 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,469 ha compare
- 6 South Africa 38,975 ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 599 ha compare
- 7 Thailand 37,109 ha compare
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 green corn (maize) — area harvested in Mexico?
- Green corn (maize) — area harvested in Mexico was 70,414 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 75,235 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,403 ha in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for green corn (maize) — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — 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.