How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.09 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
95th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.09 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico is 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Mexico ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1835 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1887 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1823 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1981 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2179 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.236 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2468 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2282 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2572 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2784 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.299 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4277 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5275 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6611 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8437 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7383 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5539 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5854 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6463 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6983 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7539 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7176 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7822 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7444 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7476 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6412 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6137 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6492 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7233 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7878 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.809 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6351 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6623 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7227 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7848 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8006 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7572 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7172 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7506 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7835 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8309 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8987 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.914 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8511 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8791 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.888 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8947 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8877 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8706 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8989 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.969 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9653 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.999 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9895 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1676 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1887 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2917 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1981 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5275 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6981 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5539 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8437 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6137 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.809 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.796 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7172 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.914 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9108 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8511 metric tons per square kilometre | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9895 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 92 France 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 93 Nigeria 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 94 Honduras 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 96 Latvia 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 97 Laos 0.9711 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 98 Greenland 0.968 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mexico was 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.