Mexico vs United States of America: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Mexico
25.09 million tonnes
in 2023
United States of America
21.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico rank
6th
United States of America rank
8th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Mexico
- United States of America
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 25.09 million tonnes against 21.91 million tonnes in United States of America, a difference of 3.18 million tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
Mexico ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,667 tonnes | 470,444 tonnes | 293,778 tonnes | United States of America |
| 1970s | 2.08 million tonnes | 496,600 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 5.77 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 4.42 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 8.96 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 17.34 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | 9.58 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 20.66 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | 4.46 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 24.13 million tonnes | 19.79 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Mexico or United States of America?
- Mexico, at 25.09 million tonnes against 21.91 million tonnes in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Mexico and United States of America?
- 3.18 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Mexico ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.