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Agricultural land in Mexico

Agricultural land in Mexico was 50.6% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 60th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

202450.6% Estimated
Change on 2023-0.1 pts
Rank60th of 224Countries ranked
Series high54.92007
Series low49.42019

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Agricultural land in Mexico, 1961 to 2024

485052545619611971198119912001201120241961: 50.6 %1962: 50.5 %1963: 50.5 %1964: 50.4 %1965: 50.4 %1966: 50.4 %1967: 50.3 %1968: 50.3 %1969: 50.3 %1970: 50.2 %1971: 49.9 %1972: 50 %1973: 50.1 %1974: 50.2 %1975: 50.2 %1976: 50.2 %1977: 50.2 %1978: 50.5 %1979: 50.4 %1980: 50.5 %1981: 50.5 %1982: 50.6 %1983: 52 %1984: 52 %1985: 52.1 %1986: 52.2 %1987: 52.8 %1988: 53 %1989: 53.5 %1990: 54.1 %1991: 54.6 %1992: 54.6 %1993: 54.6 %1994: 54.6 %1995: 54.6 %1996: 54.7 %1997: 54.7 %1998: 54.7 %1999: 54.7 %2000: 54.7 %2001: 54.8 %2002: 54.8 %2003: 54.8 %2004: 54.8 %2005: 54.8 %2006: 54.8 %2007: 54.9 %2008: 53.2 %2009: 52.8 %2010: 52.4 %2011: 52.1 %2012: 51.7 %2013: 51.2 %2014: 50.8 %2015: 50.8 %2016: 50.6 %2017: 49.9 %2018: 49.7 %2019: 49.4 %2020: 51.5 %2021: 51.5 %2022: 50.9 %2023: 50.7 %2024: 50.6 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202450.6 Estimated
202350.7 Estimated
202250.9 Estimated
202151.5 Estimated
202051.5 Estimated
201949.4 Estimated
201849.7 Estimated
201749.9 Estimated
201650.6 Estimated
201550.8 Estimated
201450.8 Estimated
201351.2 Estimated
201251.7 Estimated
201152.1 Estimated
201052.4 Estimated
200952.8 Estimated
200853.2 Estimated
200754.9 Estimated
200654.8 Estimated
200554.8 Estimated
200454.8 Estimated
200354.8 Estimated
200254.8 Estimated
200154.8 Estimated
200054.7 Estimated
199954.7 Estimated
199854.7 Estimated
199754.7 Estimated
199654.7 Estimated
199554.6 Estimated
199454.6 Estimated
199354.6 Estimated
199254.6 Estimated
199154.6 Estimated
199054.1 Estimated
198953.5 Estimated
198853 Estimated
198752.8 Estimated
198652.2 Estimated
198552.1 Estimated
198452 Estimated
198352 Estimated
198250.6 Estimated
198150.5 Estimated
198050.5 Estimated
197950.4 Estimated
197850.5 Estimated
197750.2 Estimated
197650.2 Estimated
197550.2 Estimated
197450.2 Estimated
197350.1 Estimated
197250 Estimated
197149.9 Estimated
197050.2 Estimated
196950.3 Estimated
196850.3 Estimated
196750.3 Estimated
196650.4 Estimated
196550.4 Estimated
196450.4 Estimated
196350.5 Estimated
196250.5 Estimated
196150.6 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Mexico, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Mexico, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/mexico. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Mexico, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/mexico.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Mexico, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Mexico, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/mexico. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Mexico?

Agricultural land in Mexico was 50.6% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 60th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Mexico?

54.9% in 2007, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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