Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 37.4%
World rank
67th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.7671 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 37.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.7671 tonnes per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 67th out of 195 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.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0749 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1137 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1181 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1355 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1429 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1528 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1811 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2047 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2235 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2495 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2878 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3052 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3766 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4271 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4086 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.387 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.425 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4652 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5719 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6073 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5596 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6138 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6495 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6815 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7089 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6531 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.665 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6926 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5943 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6327 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6137 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6082 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5396 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6211 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6158 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6873 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6687 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6903 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7069 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5493 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5568 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4849 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6273 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.544 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5874 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4833 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5343 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5528 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7008 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6855 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7597 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7296 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5711 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7671 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 0.749 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6851 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6659 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7341 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6767 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5115 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4782 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3297 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1327 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2047 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3299 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4271 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6176 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4652 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7089 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6274 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5396 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6926 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5765 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4833 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7069 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6867 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5528 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7671 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6562 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5115 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7341 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 64 Azerbaijan 0.7801 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 65 Brazil 0.7663 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 66 Belize 0.7352 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 68 North Macedonia 0.6517 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 69 Rwanda 0.6128 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 70 Georgia 0.6044 tonnes per square kilometre 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 nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.7025 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7671 tonnes per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0705 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.