Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested was 38,999 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Mexico is 38,999 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 41,722 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 500 ha, in 1961.
That places Mexico 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 510 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 520 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 530 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 540 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 550 ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 1,400 ha | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 1,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 2,333 ha | +45.8% |
| 1977 | 3,202 ha | +37.2% |
| 1978 | 875 ha | -72.7% |
| 1979 | 1,765 ha | +101.7% |
| 1980 | 1,248 ha | -29.3% |
| 1981 | 1,200 ha | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 2,020 ha | +68.3% |
| 1983 | 2,641 ha | +30.7% |
| 1984 | 3,828 ha | +44.9% |
| 1985 | 6,239 ha | +63.0% |
| 1986 | 6,713 ha | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 14,035 ha | +109.1% |
| 1988 | 14,219 ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 15,229 ha | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 18,722 ha | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 18,932 ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18,895 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 18,576 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 15,417 ha | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 14,833 ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 17,653 ha | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 17,062 ha | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 18,801 ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 24,958 ha | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 24,330 ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 21,039 ha | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 18,911 ha | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 24,912 ha | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 26,030 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 25,241 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 21,972 ha | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 22,884 ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 25,491 ha | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 28,623 ha | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 26,410 ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 29,010 ha | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 26,779 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 31,943 ha | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 32,710 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 33,125 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 35,573 ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 38,746 ha | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 39,849 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 38,805 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 38,339 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 38,482 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 40,502 ha | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 41,722 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 38,999 ha | -6.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 38,999 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 994.5 ha, 39.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 38,999 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 845 ha, 46.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cauliflowers and broccoli — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +109.1% | 6,713 ha | 14,035 ha |
| 1979 | +101.7% | 875 ha | 1,765 ha |
| 1978 | -72.7% | 3,202 ha | 875 ha |
| 1982 | +68.3% | 1,200 ha | 2,020 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 561.11 ha | 500 ha | 700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,508 ha | 800 ha | 3,202 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,737 ha | 1,200 ha | 15,229 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,385 ha | 14,833 ha | 24,958 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,943 ha | 18,911 ha | 28,623 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,295 ha | 26,410 ha | 39,849 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,609 ha | 38,339 ha | 41,722 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 2 India 507,297 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 505,488 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 15,883 ha compare
- 4 Spain 41,570 ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 9,683 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 2,115 ha compare
- 6 Bangladesh 23,524 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,854 ha compare
- 7 Japan 18,542 ha compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17,400 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,149 ha 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 cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Mexico?
- Cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested in Mexico was 38,999 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 41,722 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cauliflowers and broccoli — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Cauliflowers and broccoli — Area harvested. 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.