What is cocoa bean yields in Mexico?

Cocoa bean yields in Mexico was 0.5442 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 0.7617 tonnes per hectare in 1989.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2934 tonnes per hectare in 1964.

How does Mexico rank for cocoa bean yields?

Mexico ranks 16th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cocoa bean yields in Mexico

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Mexico
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Cocoa bean yields was 0.5442 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.5442 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

16th

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.7617 tonnes per hectare

in 1989

All-time low

0.2934 tonnes per hectare

in 1964

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean 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

In 2024, cocoa bean yields in Mexico stood at 0.5442 tonnes per hectare.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Mexico peaked at 0.7617 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2934 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.

That places Mexico 16th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3689 tonnes per hectare	0.2934 tonnes per hectare	0.4389 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.4536 tonnes per hectare	0.3337 tonnes per hectare	0.6497 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.6149 tonnes per hectare	0.4516 tonnes per hectare	0.7617 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.5518 tonnes per hectare	0.4317 tonnes per hectare	0.7034 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.5765 tonnes per hectare	0.3461 tonnes per hectare	0.6564 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.4999 tonnes per hectare	0.4523 tonnes per hectare	0.5767 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.5367 tonnes per hectare	0.5022 tonnes per hectare	0.5561 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Mexico

13 Bolivia 0.5603 tonnes per hectare compare
14 Nicaragua 0.557 tonnes per hectare compare
15 Dominican Republic 0.5537 tonnes per hectare compare
17 Uganda 0.533 tonnes per hectare compare
18 Vanuatu 0.5157 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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)

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Mexico?: Cocoa bean yields in Mexico was 0.5442 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.7617 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2934 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
How does Mexico rank for cocoa bean yields?: Mexico ranks 16th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.