Cotton yields in Mexico
Mexico: Cotton yields was 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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, cotton yields in Mexico stood at 4.05 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Mexico peaked at 5.12 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 7th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 Brazil 4.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Bangladesh 4.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Israel 4.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Nicaragua 3.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 3.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 3.05 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cotton yields in Mexico?
- Cotton yields in Mexico was 4.05 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 cotton yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for cotton yields?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.