Surface area in Mexico
Mexico: Surface area was 1.96 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.96 million sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Mexico peaked at 1.96 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million sq. km, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 13th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 million sq. km | 1.96 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 surface area in Mexico?
- Surface area in Mexico was 1.96 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million sq. km in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for surface area?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.