Agriculture
Total Area-1,964,375 sq km
Land Area-1,943,945 sq km
Water Area-20,430 sq km
Climate description-varies from tropical to desert
Terrain description-high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
Arable Land Use-12.98%
Permanent Crop Land-1.36%
Use Irrigated Land-64,600 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources-457.2 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal-80.4 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal-700.4 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description-tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
Environmental Current Issues-scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
Total Labor Force-51.48 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture-13.4%
Agricultural Products description-corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
Land Area-1,943,945 sq km
Water Area-20,430 sq km
Climate description-varies from tropical to desert
Terrain description-high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
Arable Land Use-12.98%
Permanent Crop Land-1.36%
Use Irrigated Land-64,600 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources-457.2 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal-80.4 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal-700.4 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description-tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
Environmental Current Issues-scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
Total Labor Force-51.48 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture-13.4%
Agricultural Products description-corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products