Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2883 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2883 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
67th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.6261 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.2661 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.2883 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.6261 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2661 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Mexico 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4303 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3846 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4214 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.421 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4415 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3759 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4004 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4067 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4328 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4559 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3159 ha per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3295 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3982 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4003 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.46 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3647 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3723 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4423 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5186 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4409 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5318 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6261 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6184 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5083 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4695 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5886 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4798 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5061 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4711 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4515 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4962 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4781 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4163 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3973 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3955 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3356 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3641 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3535 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3264 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3111 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2661 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3264 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3324 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3558 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4124 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4261 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3491 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3407 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2978 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3263 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3635 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4218 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3722 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3403 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2785 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3017 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2887 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2818 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3065 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2883 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2883 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2883 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2883 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4127 ha per square kilometre | 0.3759 ha per square kilometre | 0.4415 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3769 ha per square kilometre | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | 0.46 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5117 ha per square kilometre | 0.3723 ha per square kilometre | 0.6261 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4427 ha per square kilometre | 0.3356 ha per square kilometre | 0.5061 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3474 ha per square kilometre | 0.2661 ha per square kilometre | 0.4261 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3392 ha per square kilometre | 0.2785 ha per square kilometre | 0.4218 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2913 ha per square kilometre | 0.2818 ha per square kilometre | 0.3065 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Mexico?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.2883 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6261 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2661 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.