Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Mexico
Mexico: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 37.6 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Mexico is 37.6 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Mexico peaked at 39.2 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.5 %, in 2008.
That places Mexico 86th out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 35.9 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 35.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 36.6 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 33.8 % | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 30.3 % | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 28.5 % | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 31.9 % | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 34.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 34 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1 % | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 30.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.4 % | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 34 % | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 37.8 % | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 38.9 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 39.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.8 % | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 37.6 % | -0.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 37.6 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52 %, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 37.6 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.45 %, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.88 % | 28.5 % | 36.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3 % | 30.7 % | 39.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7 % | 37.6 % | 37.8 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Mexico?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Mexico was 37.6 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5 % in 2008.
- How does Mexico rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Mexico ranks 86th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.