Land area in Mexico
Mexico: Land area was 1.94 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Mexico is 1.94 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Mexico peaked at 1.94 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million sq. km, in 1961.
That places Mexico 13th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 1.94 million sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 37.02 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Mexico?
- Land area in Mexico was 1.94 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for land area?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.