Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.015 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.015 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
82nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0518 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.015 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico stood at 0.015 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0518 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.015 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 82nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0502 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0486 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.047 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.044 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0364 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0353 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.015 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.015 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0457 sq. km per person | 0.0399 sq. km per person | 0.0518 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.034 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 0.0387 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0265 sq. km per person | 0.0242 sq. km per person | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0219 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0237 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 sq. km per person | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.015 sq. km per person | 0.0155 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 sq. km per person compare
- 80 Ukraine 0.0159 sq. km per person compare
- 81 Afghanistan 0.0153 sq. km per person compare
- 83 Equatorial Guinea 0.0148 sq. km per person compare
- 84 Ecuador 0.0141 sq. km per person compare
- 85 North Macedonia 0.0141 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mexico was 0.015 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0518 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mexico ranks 82nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.