Beef production in Mexico
Mexico: Beef production was 2.25 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.25 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
9th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.25 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
373,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef production in Mexico is 2.25 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Mexico peaked at 2.25 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 373,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Mexico 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef production in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 373,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 441,560 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1963 | 459,820 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 479,740 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 489,700 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 499,330 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 508,950 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 518,600 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 523,730 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 511,129 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 495,842 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 500,951 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 476,679 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 491,515 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 569,595 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 677,937 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 746,808 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 732,468 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 652,288 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 740,755 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 835,825 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 861,940 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 944,295 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 925,020 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 926,771 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.25 million tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 1.27 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.16 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.44 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.64 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.67 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.74 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.93 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.08 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.18 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million tonnes | +1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.25 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,060 tonnes, 37.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.25 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62,604 tonnes, 36.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef production in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +34.6% | 926,771 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 477,159 tonnes | 373,000 tonnes | 523,730 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 585,521 tonnes | 476,679 tonnes | 746,808 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million tonnes | 740,755 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 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 beef production in Mexico?
- Beef production in Mexico was 2.25 million tonnes 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 beef production recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 373,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for beef production?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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