Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0036 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0221 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 ha per person, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 68th of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0221 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0203 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0196 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0164 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0169 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0166 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0171 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0174 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 ha per person | -32.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0132 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0119 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0125 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0143 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0119 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0141 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0157 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0126 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0141 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0106 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.01 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.008 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.005 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.006 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.006 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.006 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.005 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 ha per person | -17.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0036 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 19% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0036 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0036 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 5 |
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mexico?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mexico was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.