Arable land pin in Mexico

Mexico: Arable land pin was 0.2013 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2013
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
133rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2013
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land pin in Mexico, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land pin in Mexico stood at 0.2013. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin in Mexico peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2013, in 2023.

Mexico ranks 133rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Arable land pin in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Mexico, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 0.9363 -6.4%
1963 0.8716 -6.9%
1964 0.767 -12.0%
1965 0.7019 -8.5%
1966 0.6691 -4.7%
1967 0.6622 -1.0%
1968 0.6388 -3.5%
1969 0.6682 +4.6%
1970 0.5935 -11.2%
1971 0.5599 -5.7%
1972 0.556 -0.7%
1973 0.5348 -3.8%
1974 0.5228 -2.3%
1975 0.5272 +0.8%
1976 0.5587 +6.0%
1977 0.4997 -10.6%
1978 0.4516 -9.6%
1979 0.4677 +3.6%
1980 0.4242 -9.3%
1981 0.3933 -7.3%
1982 0.4184 +6.4%
1983 0.417 -0.3%
1984 0.4023 -3.5%
1985 0.3823 -5.0%
1986 0.389 +1.8%
1987 0.397 +2.0%
1988 0.4168 +5.0%
1989 0.4473 +7.3%
1990 0.4333 -3.1%
1991 0.4545 +4.9%
1992 0.4594 +1.1%
1993 0.4545 -1.1%
1994 0.4403 -3.1%
1995 0.4199 -4.6%
1996 0.393 -6.4%
1997 0.3948 +0.5%
1998 0.3798 -3.8%
1999 0.3772 -0.7%
2000 0.3813 +1.1%
2001 0.3593 -5.8%
2002 0.3698 +2.9%
2003 0.3602 -2.6%
2004 0.345 -4.2%
2005 0.358 +3.8%
2006 0.3386 -5.4%
2007 0.3329 -1.7%
2008 0.3201 -3.9%
2009 0.3371 +5.3%
2010 0.3191 -5.3%
2011 0.3307 +3.6%
2012 0.2988 -9.7%
2013 0.2882 -3.5%
2014 0.2701 -6.3%
2015 0.2708 +0.3%
2016 0.2471 -8.8%
2017 0.2177 -11.9%
2018 0.2099 -3.6%
2019 0.2062 -1.8%
2020 0.2328 +12.9%
2021 0.231 -0.8%
2022 0.2139 -7.4%
2023 0.2013 -5.9%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.2013 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.2013 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7684 0.6388 1 9
1970s 0.5272 0.4516 0.5935 10
1980s 0.4088 0.3823 0.4473 10
1990s 0.4207 0.3772 0.4594 10
2000s 0.3502 0.3201 0.3813 10
2010s 0.2659 0.2062 0.3307 10
2020s 0.2197 0.2013 0.2328 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 130 Myanmar 0.2065 compare
  2. 131 Yemen 0.2044 compare
  3. 132 Turkey 0.2017 compare
  4. 134 Bangladesh 0.1988 compare
  5. 135 Egypt 0.1982 compare
  6. 136 Colombia 0.1938 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Mexico?
Arable land pin in Mexico was 0.2013 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2013 in 2023.
How does Mexico rank for arable land pin?
Mexico ranks 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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