Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested was 21,747 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Mexico is 21,747 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 23,172 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 650 ha, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 7th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 650 ha | — |
| 1962 | 660 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 670 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 670 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 680 ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 690 ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 700 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 750 ha | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 762 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 1,300 ha | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 1,600 ha | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 1,919 ha | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 1,932 ha | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 2,008 ha | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 2,026 ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3,152 ha | +55.6% |
| 1980 | 2,872 ha | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 3,519 ha | +22.5% |
| 1982 | 4,323 ha | +22.8% |
| 1983 | 3,689 ha | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 4,960 ha | +34.5% |
| 1985 | 4,018 ha | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 5,701 ha | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 6,169 ha | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 7,201 ha | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 7,130 ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5,917 ha | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 7,620 ha | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 7,893 ha | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 7,391 ha | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 7,284 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6,756 ha | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 7,082 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 8,956 ha | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 8,884 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10,676 ha | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 9,350 ha | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 10,045 ha | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 10,583 ha | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 11,290 ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 12,350 ha | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 12,893 ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 12,937 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13,350 ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 13,309 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15,795 ha | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 16,645 ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 18,395 ha | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 16,195 ha | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 18,374 ha | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 18,974 ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20,289 ha | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 20,066 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 21,030 ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 20,527 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 20,778 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 22,270 ha | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 21,405 ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 23,172 ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 22,843 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21,747 ha | -4.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 21,747 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,887 ha, 11.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 21,747 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 169 ha, 128.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce and chicory — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +55.6% | 2,026 ha | 3,152 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 677.78 ha | 650 ha | 700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,645 ha | 750 ha | 3,152 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,958 ha | 2,872 ha | 7,201 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,846 ha | 5,917 ha | 10,676 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,190 ha | 9,350 ha | 15,795 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,127 ha | 16,195 ha | 21,030 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,287 ha | 21,405 ha | 23,172 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,527 ha compare
- 4 Spain 32,940 ha compare
- 5 Italy 30,120 ha compare
- 6 Niger 28,817 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,649 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,817 ha compare
- 8 Japan 20,033 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 2,065 ha compare
- 9 France 16,980 ha compare
- 10 Belgium 11,480 ha compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 353 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 lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Mexico?
- Lettuce and chicory — area harvested in Mexico was 21,747 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lettuce and chicory — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 23,172 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 650 ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for lettuce and chicory — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce and chicory — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Lettuce and chicory — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.