Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0175 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0175 ha per square kilometre for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0227 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 52nd out of 109 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 1987 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0175 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0291 ha per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0175 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0175 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +59.0% | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +56.0% | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +53.5% | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -48.2% | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0175 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0227 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 52nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.