Bean yields in Mexico
Mexico: Bean yields was 0.7296 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7296 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 23.2%
World rank
106th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.9505 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.3917 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, bean yields in Mexico stood at 0.7296 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Mexico peaked at 0.9505 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3917 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Mexico 106th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4473 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3917 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3959 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4264 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4061 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4523 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5079 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4786 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5295 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4854 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5155 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5396 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6261 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5861 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5622 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4722 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6004 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6092 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6028 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6688 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6236 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6564 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5542 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5116 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6004 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5729 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4429 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4493 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6148 tonnes per hectare | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5546 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6871 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6229 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6586 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5975 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5873 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6199 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5908 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6258 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7431 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6932 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6556 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8042 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6674 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7457 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.864 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7093 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6344 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6933 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7579 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6232 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6908 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7284 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7494 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7283 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6738 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.772 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6663 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9505 tonnes per hectare | +42.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7296 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.7296 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.7296 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4456 tonnes per hectare | 0.3917 tonnes per hectare | 0.5079 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5526 tonnes per hectare | 0.4722 tonnes per hectare | 0.6261 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5683 tonnes per hectare | 0.4429 tonnes per hectare | 0.6688 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.629 tonnes per hectare | 0.5546 tonnes per hectare | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | 0.5908 tonnes per hectare | 0.864 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7053 tonnes per hectare | 0.6232 tonnes per hectare | 0.7579 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7584 tonnes per hectare | 0.6663 tonnes per hectare | 0.9505 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Mexico?
- Bean yields in Mexico was 0.7296 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9505 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Mexico rank for bean yields?
- Mexico ranks 106th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.