Corn yields in Mexico
Mexico: Corn yields was 3.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: 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
The most recent figure for corn yields in Mexico is 3.7 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Mexico peaked at 4.28 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9867 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Mexico ranks 83rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9867 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 corn yields in Mexico?
- Corn yields in Mexico was 3.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9867 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Mexico rank for corn yields?
- Mexico ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.