Milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Milk production, per square kilometre was 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre for milk production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1963.
Mexico ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1967 | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1973 | 2.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 3.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 3.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 3.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 3.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 3.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 4.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 4.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +35.8% | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 71 Lesotho 7.41 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 72 Finland 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 73 Jordan 7.24 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 75 Comoros 7.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 76 Sweden 6.92 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 77 Colombia 6.59 tonnes 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 milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Mexico was 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Mexico rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production 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.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing 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
Milk production 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.