Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.032 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.032 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
94th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0448 ha per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.0201 ha per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.032 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0448 ha per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Mexico 94th out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0284 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.032 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.032 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 91 Yemen 0.0339 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Indonesia 0.0336 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 New Zealand 0.032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Norway 0.0316 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Senegal 0.031 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Nicaragua 0.0285 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.032 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0448 ha per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 94th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.