Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mexico
Mexico: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mexico is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mexico peaked at 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 74th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mexico?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mexico was 3.75 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Mexico ranks 74th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.