Oil of maize — Production in Mexico
Mexico: Oil of maize — Production was 13,944 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of maize — Production in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil of maize — production in Mexico is 13,944 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Mexico peaked at 33,468 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,500 t, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil of maize — Production in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,700 t | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 1,800 t | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 1,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 2,700 t | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 2,800 t | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 2,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,900 t | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 3,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,297 t | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 2,800 t | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 2,821 t | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2,700 t | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 2,604 t | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2,520 t | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 2,617 t | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2,823 t | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 4,440 t | +57.3% |
| 1983 | 3,485 t | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 3,000 t | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 7,000 t | +133.3% |
| 1986 | 10,400 t | +48.6% |
| 1987 | 19,845 t | +90.8% |
| 1988 | 25,733 t | +29.7% |
| 1989 | 11,113 t | -56.8% |
| 1990 | 7,391 t | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 7,390 t | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,295 t | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 7,835 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 15,600 t | +99.1% |
| 1995 | 16,300 t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 17,100 t | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 15,000 t | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 17,000 t | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 18,000 t | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16,400 t | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 16,200 t | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 17,200 t | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 18,200 t | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 19,200 t | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 20,200 t | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 21,200 t | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 22,100 t | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 22,900 t | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 23,800 t | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 24,400 t | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 25,600 t | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 26,100 t | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 23,081 t | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 22,902 t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 25,144 t | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 29,615 t | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 31,086 t | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 33,468 t | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 32,749 t | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 11,622 t | -64.5% |
| 2022 | 13,578 t | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 13,944 t | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,033 t | 1,500 t | 2,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,844 t | 2,520 t | 3,297 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,046 t | 2,617 t | 25,733 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,891 t | 7,295 t | 18,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,160 t | 16,200 t | 22,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,520 t | 22,902 t | 33,468 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,973 t | 11,622 t | 32,749 t | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.88 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.88 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of maize — production in Mexico?
- Oil of maize — production in Mexico was 13,944 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33,468 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 t in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for oil of maize — production?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil of maize — 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.