Breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico

Mexico: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.04 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.04 million hectares
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
30th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.06 million hectares
in 2017
All-time low
1.04 million hectares
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Mexico, 2015–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2015201720192015: 1.0M hectares2016: 1.1M hectares2017: 1.1M hectares2018: 1.0M hectares2019: 1.0M hectares

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.

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 27 Turkey 1.10 million hectares compare
  2. 28 Ukraine 1.07 million hectares compare
  3. 29 Mozambique 1.04 million hectares compare
  4. 31 Venezuela 1.02 million hectares compare
  5. 32 Uzbekistan 1.01 million hectares compare
  6. 33 Bolivia 1.00 million hectares compare

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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

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.