Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 118,469 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 118,469 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 846,580 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 39,597 ha, in 2002.
That places Mexico 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 793,964 ha | — |
| 1962 | 787,025 ha | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 846,580 ha | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 808,690 ha | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 813,318 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 695,379 ha | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 662,018 ha | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 705,335 ha | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 513,224 ha | -27.2% |
| 1970 | 411,172 ha | -19.9% |
| 1971 | 457,799 ha | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 523,426 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 425,134 ha | -18.8% |
| 1974 | 578,322 ha | +36.0% |
| 1975 | 226,783 ha | -60.8% |
| 1976 | 234,981 ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 419,630 ha | +78.6% |
| 1978 | 349,767 ha | -16.6% |
| 1979 | 374,878 ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 355,330 ha | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 349,210 ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 170,277 ha | -51.2% |
| 1983 | 212,744 ha | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 289,108 ha | +35.9% |
| 1985 | 197,461 ha | -31.7% |
| 1986 | 164,502 ha | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 224,256 ha | +36.3% |
| 1988 | 298,059 ha | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 177,895 ha | -40.3% |
| 1990 | 219,772 ha | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 248,677 ha | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 46,195 ha | -81.4% |
| 1993 | 39,765 ha | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 168,879 ha | +324.7% |
| 1995 | 274,617 ha | +62.6% |
| 1996 | 306,984 ha | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 207,065 ha | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 245,278 ha | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 144,995 ha | -40.9% |
| 2000 | 77,232 ha | -46.7% |
| 2001 | 88,535 ha | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 39,597 ha | -55.3% |
| 2003 | 60,634 ha | +53.1% |
| 2004 | 109,100 ha | +79.9% |
| 2005 | 128,244 ha | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 116,557 ha | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 108,721 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 99,692 ha | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 72,049 ha | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 112,937 ha | +56.8% |
| 2011 | 193,485 ha | +71.3% |
| 2012 | 154,995 ha | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 124,050 ha | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 183,553 ha | +48.0% |
| 2015 | 133,232 ha | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 104,374 ha | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 211,917 ha | +103.0% |
| 2018 | 240,580 ha | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 207,246 ha | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 143,982 ha | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 158,716 ha | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 193,819 ha | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 133,691 ha | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 118,469 ha | -11.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 118,469 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 940 ha, 126.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 118,469 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,435 ha, 82.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +324.7% | 39,765 ha | 168,879 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 736,170 ha | 513,224 ha | 846,580 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 400,189 ha | 226,783 ha | 578,322 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 243,884 ha | 164,502 ha | 355,330 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,223 ha | 39,765 ha | 306,984 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,036 ha | 39,597 ha | 128,244 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,637 ha | 104,374 ha | 240,580 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,735 ha | 118,469 ha | 193,819 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 20 Zimbabwe 154,698 ha compare
- 21 Chad 136,000 ha compare
- 22 Tajikistan 123,037 ha compare
- 24 Central African Republic 117,525 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 2,605 ha compare
- 26 Uganda 97,000 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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mexico?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mexico was 118,469 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 846,580 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,597 ha in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — 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.