Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mexico
Mexico: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2013 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mexico, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mexico?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mexico was 0.2013 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2013 in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Mexico ranks 133rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).