Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 1,935 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,935 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 4,033 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 37 ha, in 1981.
That places Mexico 59th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,150 ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 2,300 ha | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 2,450 ha | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 2,600 ha | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 2,750 ha | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 2,928 ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 3,985 ha | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 4,033 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2,494 ha | -38.2% |
| 1979 | 2,435 ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 796 ha | -67.3% |
| 1981 | 37 ha | -95.4% |
| 1982 | 90 ha | +143.2% |
| 1983 | 188 ha | +108.9% |
| 1984 | 1,120 ha | +495.7% |
| 1985 | 205 ha | -81.7% |
| 1986 | 106 ha | -48.3% |
| 1987 | 104 ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,515 ha | +1356.7% |
| 1989 | 349 ha | -77.0% |
| 1990 | 407 ha | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 49 ha | -88.0% |
| 1992 | 144 ha | +193.9% |
| 1993 | 138 ha | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 443 ha | +221.0% |
| 1995 | 154 ha | -65.2% |
| 1996 | 146 ha | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 568 ha | +289.0% |
| 1998 | 948 ha | +66.9% |
| 1999 | 1,444 ha | +52.3% |
| 2000 | 1,620 ha | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1,546 ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,691 ha | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 991 ha | -41.4% |
| 2004 | 1,336 ha | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 1,010 ha | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 1,501 ha | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 1,235 ha | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 950 ha | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 1,285 ha | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 1,425 ha | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1,484 ha | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,515 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,660 ha | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 1,381 ha | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 1,758 ha | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 1,713 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,510 ha | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 2,000 ha | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 2,101 ha | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 2,106 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,077 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,940 ha | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 1,957 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,935 ha | -1.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,935 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1,935 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,628 ha, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +1356.7% | 104 ha | 1,515 ha |
| 1984 | +495.7% | 188 ha | 1,120 ha |
| 1997 | +289.0% | 146 ha | 568 ha |
| 1994 | +221.0% | 138 ha | 443 ha |
| 1992 | +193.9% | 49 ha | 144 ha |
| 1982 | +143.2% | 37 ha | 90 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,722 ha | 1,500 ha | 2,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,812 ha | 2,150 ha | 4,033 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 451 ha | 37 ha | 1,515 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 444.1 ha | 49 ha | 1,444 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,316 ha | 950 ha | 1,691 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,655 ha | 1,381 ha | 2,101 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,003 ha | 1,935 ha | 2,106 ha | 5 |
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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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mexico?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mexico was 1,935 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,033 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 ha in 1981.
- How does Mexico rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.