Cassava yields in Mexico
Mexico: Cassava yields was 12.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava 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
Mexico recorded 12.14 tonnes per hectare for cassava yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Mexico peaked at 20 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7.41 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
Mexico ranks 47th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 13.39 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 17.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | 13.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | 15.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.93 tonnes per hectare | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | 14.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 12.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 44 Myanmar 12.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 45 Seychelles 12.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 12.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 Zambia 11.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 11.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 Angola 10.98 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Mexico?
- Cassava yields in Mexico was 12.14 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 cassava yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does Mexico rank for cassava yields?
- Mexico ranks 47th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.