Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0502 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mexico is 0.0502 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.1857 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0496 ha per person, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 21st of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1659 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1628 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1723 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1786 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1788 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1857 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.165 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.161 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1443 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1464 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1468 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.135 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1366 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1172 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1135 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1119 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1199 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1124 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.085 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1007 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1113 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0799 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1031 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0938 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1011 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0845 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0871 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0816 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0796 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0886 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0823 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0839 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0847 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0918 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0883 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0871 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0788 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0824 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0738 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0723 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.078 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0701 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.073 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0736 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0624 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.068 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0674 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0666 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0556 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0629 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0527 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0593 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.06 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0589 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0586 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0622 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0594 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0572 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0532 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0564 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0559 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0529 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0496 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0502 ha per person | +1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0502 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 5.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0502 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 10.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1683 ha per person | 0.1443 ha per person | 0.1857 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1225 ha per person | 0.085 ha per person | 0.1468 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0923 ha per person | 0.0796 ha per person | 0.1113 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0842 ha per person | 0.0738 ha per person | 0.0918 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0687 ha per person | 0.0556 ha per person | 0.078 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0584 ha per person | 0.0527 ha per person | 0.0629 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.053 ha per person | 0.0496 ha per person | 0.0564 ha per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mexico?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mexico was 0.0502 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1857 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0496 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 21st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.