Locust beans (carobs) — Production in Mexico
Mexico: Locust beans (carobs) — Production was 299.44 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Locust beans (carobs) — Production in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, locust beans (carobs) — production in Mexico stood at 299.44 t.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, locust beans (carobs) — production in Mexico peaked at 332.64 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Locust beans (carobs) — Production in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 0 t | — |
| 1969 | 0 t | — |
| 1970 | 0 t | — |
| 1971 | 0 t | — |
| 1972 | 0 t | — |
| 1973 | 0 t | — |
| 1974 | 0 t | — |
| 1975 | 0 t | — |
| 1976 | 0 t | — |
| 1977 | 0 t | — |
| 1978 | 0 t | — |
| 1979 | 0 t | — |
| 1980 | 43 t | — |
| 1981 | 150 t | +248.8% |
| 1982 | 179 t | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 200 t | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 145 t | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 55 t | -62.1% |
| 1986 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 t | — |
| 1988 | 42 t | — |
| 1989 | 45 t | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 47 t | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 59 t | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 113 t | +91.5% |
| 1993 | 65 t | -42.5% |
| 1994 | 78 t | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 68 t | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 54 t | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 43 t | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 75 t | +74.4% |
| 1999 | 78 t | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 43 t | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 40 t | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 12 t | -70.0% |
| 2003 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 5 t | — |
| 2006 | 50 t | +900.0% |
| 2007 | 28 t | -44.0% |
| 2008 | 73 t | +160.7% |
| 2009 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 76 t | — |
| 2011 | 76 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 t | -53.9% |
| 2013 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 t | — |
| 2015 | 0 t | — |
| 2016 | 0 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | — |
| 2018 | 300 t | — |
| 2019 | 260.7 t | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 332.64 t | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 311.93 t | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 28.14 t | -91.0% |
| 2023 | 248.4 t | +782.7% |
| 2024 | 299.44 t | +20.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Locust beans (carobs) — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +900.0% | 5 t | 50 t |
| 2023 | +782.7% | 28.14 t | 248.4 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.9 t | 0 t | 200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 68 t | 43 t | 113 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1 t | 0 t | 73 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.77 t | 0 t | 300 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 244.11 t | 28.14 t | 332.64 t | 5 |
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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 locust beans (carobs) — production in Mexico?
- Locust beans (carobs) — production in Mexico was 299.44 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest locust beans (carobs) — production recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 332.64 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest locust beans (carobs) — production recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for locust beans (carobs) — production?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Locust beans (carobs) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.