Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1934 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.1934 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.2066 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1967.
Mexico ranks 77th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +99.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +190.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -75.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -53.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -78.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +277.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -50.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +1922.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -72.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +364.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +71.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0503 tonnes per person | +41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0632 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -73.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | +185.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1077 tonnes per person | +112.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1051 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -53.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1187 tonnes per person | +140.3% |
| 1984 | 0.08 tonnes per person | -32.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | -44.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0619 tonnes per person | +74.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0896 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | +44.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0998 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1194 tonnes per person | +59.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0811 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1276 tonnes per person | +57.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1465 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.151 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1618 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1768 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1778 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1661 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1738 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1918 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1783 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1448 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1282 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.147 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.164 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1636 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1305 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1485 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1631 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1871 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1982 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2066 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2057 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1829 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1975 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1792 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1934 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1934 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1934 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +1922.5% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person |
| 1972 | +364.2% | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +277.4% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +190.0% | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0632 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0783 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | 0.1187 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0987 tonnes per person | 0.0671 tonnes per person | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.165 tonnes per person | 0.1282 tonnes per person | 0.1918 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1714 tonnes per person | 0.1305 tonnes per person | 0.2066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1882 tonnes per person | 0.1792 tonnes per person | 0.1975 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mexico?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mexico was 0.1934 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2066 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Mexico rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.