Corn: Yield gap in Mexico
Mexico: Corn: Yield gap was 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2.48 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Mexico peaked at 3.72 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 46th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.48 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.48 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +30.4% | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 corn: yield gap in Mexico?
- Corn: yield gap in Mexico was 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for corn: yield gap?
- Mexico ranks 46th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.