Breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico
Mexico: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.04 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico stood at 1.04 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over five years.
Mexico ranks 30th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.05 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1.05 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million hectares | -1.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.04 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 13.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.04 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 24.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico was 1.04 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million hectares in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.