Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 27,531 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 27,531 ha for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 44,116 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11,200 ha, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 13th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,300 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 11,400 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 11,500 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 11,600 ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 11,700 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 11,800 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 11,900 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 12,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 12,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 12,200 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 12,300 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 12,400 ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 12,500 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 12,670 ha | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11,643 ha | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 11,675 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 12,372 ha | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 14,724 ha | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 23,416 ha | +59.0% |
| 1981 | 16,652 ha | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 21,832 ha | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 18,420 ha | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 28,279 ha | +53.5% |
| 1985 | 44,116 ha | +56.0% |
| 1986 | 22,838 ha | -48.2% |
| 1987 | 25,237 ha | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 29,740 ha | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 39,396 ha | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 40,629 ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 38,010 ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 32,444 ha | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 36,300 ha | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 26,060 ha | -28.2% |
| 1995 | 33,162 ha | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 32,613 ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 30,737 ha | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 31,455 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 34,603 ha | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 35,250 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 35,285 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 37,303 ha | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 36,991 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 34,047 ha | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 34,853 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 38,697 ha | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 37,343 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 30,629 ha | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 31,383 ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 32,100 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 31,206 ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 34,001 ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 32,996 ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 33,318 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 34,188 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 36,721 ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 36,611 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 38,177 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 33,941 ha | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 34,307 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 35,334 ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31,797 ha | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 33,943 ha | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 27,531 ha | -18.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 27,531 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,722 ha, 7.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 27,531 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,109 ha, 24.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +59.0% | 14,724 ha | 23,416 ha |
| 1985 | +56.0% | 28,279 ha | 44,116 ha |
| 1984 | +53.5% | 18,420 ha | 28,279 ha |
| 1986 | -48.2% | 44,116 ha | 22,838 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,600 ha | 11,200 ha | 12,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,458 ha | 11,643 ha | 14,724 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,993 ha | 16,652 ha | 44,116 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,601 ha | 26,060 ha | 40,629 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,178 ha | 30,629 ha | 38,697 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,326 ha | 31,206 ha | 38,177 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,582 ha | 27,531 ha | 35,334 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 10 Republic of Moldova 3,926 ha compare
- 10 Rwanda 51,880 ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,201 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 40,599 ha compare
- 12 Cuba 31,952 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,804 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 2,249 ha compare
- 14 Pakistan 26,882 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 382 ha compare
- 15 Italy 21,090 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
- 16 Philippines 19,262 ha compare
- 16 Caribbean 52,702 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Mexico?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Mexico was 27,531 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 44,116 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,200 ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.