Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.679 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.679 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
25th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.12 ha per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.06 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.679 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 1.12 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.06 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 25th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1016 ha per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1617 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2962 ha per square kilometre | +83.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3464 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4268 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4543 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4995 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4814 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5705 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6094 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5945 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7434 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6436 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7271 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7198 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5986 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7938 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8665 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6609 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7861 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8415 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9579 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7897 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9543 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9258 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8338 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9351 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7104 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7077 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4515 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1994 | 0.644 ha per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 0.706 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9657 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9841 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.977 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9994 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8969 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9427 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8227 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8233 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9131 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9456 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8696 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9097 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.889 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9362 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8688 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8532 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7783 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7345 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.669 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6815 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7478 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6675 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6947 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.679 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.679 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.028 ha per square kilometre, 24.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.679 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1353 ha per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2278 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.4543 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6188 ha per square kilometre | 0.4814 ha per square kilometre | 0.7434 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.841 ha per square kilometre | 0.6609 ha per square kilometre | 0.9579 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8233 ha per square kilometre | 0.4515 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9205 ha per square kilometre | 0.8227 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8356 ha per square kilometre | 0.669 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6972 ha per square kilometre | 0.6675 ha per square kilometre | 0.7478 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 22 Sierra Leone 0.8744 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Albania 0.8161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.7112 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Yemen 0.6462 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lesotho 0.5588 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.4872 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.679 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.