Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Mexico
Mexico: Cantaloupes and other melons — Production was 579,007 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cantaloupes and other melons — production in Mexico stood at 579,007 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — production in Mexico peaked at 648,541 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94,667 t, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 10th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94,667 t | — |
| 1962 | 186,694 t | +97.2% |
| 1963 | 184,326 t | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 188,475 t | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 261,078 t | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 213,425 t | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 212,391 t | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 199,968 t | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 168,500 t | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 163,115 t | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 175,155 t | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 206,912 t | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 212,981 t | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 216,195 t | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 170,525 t | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 187,370 t | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 249,040 t | +32.9% |
| 1978 | 354,264 t | +42.3% |
| 1979 | 342,753 t | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 319,952 t | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 321,831 t | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 323,099 t | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 315,804 t | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 328,929 t | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 331,789 t | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 384,017 t | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 339,541 t | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 436,819 t | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 496,435 t | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 523,194 t | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 645,254 t | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 495,732 t | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 394,216 t | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 446,674 t | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 423,972 t | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 472,045 t | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 591,949 t | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 553,450 t | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 643,394 t | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 603,214 t | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 536,160 t | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 542,351 t | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 463,894 t | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 534,438 t | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 579,974 t | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 570,188 t | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 543,336 t | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 582,288 t | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 552,371 t | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 561,681 t | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 564,366 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 574,976 t | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 561,953 t | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 526,990 t | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 561,891 t | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 593,717 t | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 605,134 t | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 594,608 t | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 627,135 t | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 612,940 t | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 550,282 t | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 579,901 t | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 648,541 t | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 579,007 t | -10.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 579,007 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,069 t, 14.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 579,007 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27,704 t, 20.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cantaloupes and other melons — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +97.2% | 94,667 t | 186,694 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189,947 t | 94,667 t | 261,078 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 227,831 t | 163,115 t | 354,264 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,822 t | 315,804 t | 496,435 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 518,988 t | 394,216 t | 645,254 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 550,821 t | 463,894 t | 603,214 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 577,245 t | 526,990 t | 627,135 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 594,134 t | 550,282 t | 648,541 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 81,489 t compare
- 7 Guatemala 767,019 t compare
- 8 Afghanistan 701,220 t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 73,737 t compare
- 9 Spain 594,010 t compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15,680 t compare
- 11 Egypt 485,038 t compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 5,683 t compare
- 12 Pakistan 411,278 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 647.45 t compare
- 13 Bangladesh 400,072 t compare
- 13 Polynesia 122.74 t compare
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 cantaloupes and other melons — production in Mexico?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — production in Mexico was 579,007 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — production recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 648,541 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — production recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,667 t in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cantaloupes and other melons — production?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — production rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.