Land area use distribution by type Mexico

Meadows and pastures covered the largest land area in Mexico, accounting for almost 42 percent of the Latin American country's surface area in 2016. Meanwhile, arable and croplands covered around 13 percent of Mexico's approximate 1.96 million square kilometers.

Distribution of land use in Mexico from 2010 to 2016, by type

Characteristic	Meadows and pastures	Forest	Arable and cropland	Other
2016	41.7%	33.9%	13%	11.4%
2015	41.7%	34%	13.2%	11.1%
2014	41.6%	34%	13.4%	11%
2013	41.6%	34.1%	13.3%	11%
2012	41.6%	34.1%	13.3%	11%
2011	41.6%	34.2%	13.2%	11%
2010	41.4%	34.2%	13.5%	10.9%

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2019

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Mexico

Survey time period

2010 to 2016

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The source provides the following definitions:
"Forest refers to land spanning more than 0.5 hectare (0.005 km²) and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. This includes land from which forests have been cleared but that will be reforested in the foreseeable future. It excludes woodland or forest predominantly under agricultural or urban land use and used only for recreation purposes.
Permanent meadows and pastures refer to land used for five years or more to grow herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).
Arable refers to all land generally under rotation, whether for temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once) or meadows, or left fallow (less than five years). These data are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.
Permanent crops are those that occupy land for a long period and do not have to be planted for several years after each harvest (e.g. cocoa, coffee, rubber). Land under vines and trees and shrubs producing fruits, nuts and flowers, such as roses and jasmine, is so classified, as are nurseries (except those for forest trees, which should be classified under "forests and other wooded land").
Other areas include built-up and related land, wet open land, and dry open land, with or without vegetation cover. Areas under inland water bodies (rivers and lakes) are excluded."

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