Canada vs Mexico: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Canada
6.24 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
5.22 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
6th
Mexico rank
8th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.24 million tonnes against 5.22 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 1.02 million tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 8th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,889 tonnes | 12,556 tonnes | 58,333 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 66,800 tonnes | 24,400 tonnes | 42,400 tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 188,700 tonnes | 39,300 tonnes | 149,400 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 502,600 tonnes | 336,900 tonnes | 165,700 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 547,600 tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.23 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 227,000 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 6.69 million tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 6.24 million tonnes against 5.22 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Canada and Mexico?
- 1.02 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Canada ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 8th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.