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New Mexico Data and Statistics

Welcome to the New Mexico Statistics page. Here you will find frequently requested data specific to this state from AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report, the National Resources Inventory, the Census of Agriculture, and the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) program survey. You also can link to additional information and data sources.

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Farms Under Threat

National Resources Inventory

Census of Agriculture

Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs

Other Data Sources

Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

All estimates represent figures for the Conterminous U.S.

Total and Agricultural Land Cover/Use

Data Item Acres
Total land area in 2016 77,814,700
Agricultural land in 2016 43,863,000
Cropland in 2016 1,465,800
Pastureland in 2016 569,800
Rangeland  in 2016 41,791,000
Woodland in 2016 36,400
Agricultural land in 2001 43,795,400

High-quality Agricultural Land

Data Item Acres
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2016 1,028,300
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2001 1,027,300
Best agricultural land in 2016 22,177,600
Best agricultural land in 2001 21,980,700

Nationally Significant agricultural land is the land best-suited to long-term, intensive crop production within the Conterminous United States; and each state’s “best land” is approximately the better half of all agricultural land in each state. For more information about these categories of high-quality agricultural land and how they were identified, see the interactive website for Farms Under Threat: The State of the States, and the fact sheet about AFT’s Productivity, Versatility, and Resiliency (PVR) Analysis.

Agricultural Land Converted from 2001-2016

Data Item Acres
Agricultural land developed or compromised 113,000
Agricultural land converted to urban and highly-developed land use (UHD) 53,300
Agricultural land converted to low-density residential land use (LDR) 59,700
Nationally Significant agricultural land developed or compromised 2,900
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to UHD 600
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to LDR 2,400
Best agricultural land developed or compromised 43,500
Best agricultural land converted to UHD 11,100
Best agricultural land converted to LDR 32,500

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2012 National Resources Inventory

1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2012 1982-2012
Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 144,200 53,300 39,900 501,900
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 43,486,100 43,346,300 43,271,900 44,929,200
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 160,400 155,000 141,500 227,400
Forest land converted to developed land (acres) NA 10,100 3,300 100,800
Other rural land converted to developed land (acres) NA 1,500 NA 24,500
Total surface area (acres) 77,823,300 77,823,300 77,823,300 77,823,300

 


Census of Agriculture

Data Item 2007 2012 2017
Farms 20,930 24,721 25,044
Land in Farms (acres) 43,238,049 43,201,023 40,659,836
Cropland (acres) 2,334,018 1,976,689 1,825,827
Permanent Pasture and Rangeland (acres) 37,597,641 37,973,029 36,146,772
Woodland (acres) 2,868,929 2,950,519 2,415,780
Land in Buildings (acres) 437,461 300,786 271,457
Total Land Area (acres) 77,814,690 77,814,690 77,814,690
All operators/All producers 32,109 37,981 41,670
All operators/All producers 34 and younger 2,114 2,732 2,558
All operators/All producers 65 and older 9,747 12,832 16,466
All producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 25,487
Principal producers 33,378
Principal producers 34 and younger 1,686
Principal producers 65 and older 14,325
Principal producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 7,891
Principal operators / Primary producers 20,930 24,721 25,044
Principal operators / Primary producers 34 and younger 818 1,200 1,076
Principal operators / Primary producers 65 and older 7,744 9,893 11,246
Primary producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 5,653
Market value of agricultural products sold $2,175,080,000 $2,550,147,000 $2,582,343,000
Average market value of agricultural products sold per operation $103,922 $103,157 $103,112
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers $11,193,000 $8,117,000 $12,321,000
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products $122,560,000

Notes on Changes to the 2017 Census of Agriculture

  • Producer characteristic data were collected for a maximum of four producers on each farm, up from a maximum of three producers in prior years.
  • Principal producer is a new term that identifies up to two main decision-makers on each farm, up from one principal operator in prior years.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers expanded to include value-added products.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products is a new data item.

 


Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs

For summaries of PACE activity by state, use the links for the downloadable table or most recent fact sheets on the national statistics page under Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs.


Other Data Sources

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