Okra — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Okra — Area harvested was 3,770 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, okra — area harvested in Mexico stood at 3,770 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 6,765 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 170 ha, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 19th of 53 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.
Okra — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170 ha | — |
| 1962 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200 ha | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 230 ha | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 250 ha | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 270 ha | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 340 ha | +25.9% |
| 1970 | 350 ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 360 ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 370 ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 750 ha | +102.7% |
| 1974 | 250 ha | -66.7% |
| 1975 | 330 ha | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 330 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 ha | +51.5% |
| 1979 | 1,400 ha | +180.0% |
| 1980 | 5,126 ha | +266.1% |
| 1981 | 2,480 ha | -51.6% |
| 1982 | 4,686 ha | +89.0% |
| 1983 | 2,921 ha | -37.7% |
| 1984 | 2,627 ha | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 3,605 ha | +37.2% |
| 1986 | 2,860 ha | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 4,375 ha | +53.0% |
| 1988 | 4,211 ha | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 2,941 ha | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 3,938 ha | +33.9% |
| 1991 | 4,603 ha | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 6,411 ha | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 2,536 ha | -60.4% |
| 1994 | 5,800 ha | +128.7% |
| 1995 | 4,304 ha | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 2,182 ha | -49.3% |
| 1997 | 4,448 ha | +103.8% |
| 1998 | 5,848 ha | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 4,470 ha | -23.6% |
| 2000 | 6,765 ha | +51.3% |
| 2001 | 3,159 ha | -53.3% |
| 2002 | 5,303 ha | +67.9% |
| 2003 | 3,004 ha | -43.4% |
| 2004 | 3,695 ha | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 2,614 ha | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 4,561 ha | +74.5% |
| 2007 | 3,106 ha | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 4,277 ha | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 3,546 ha | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 2,394 ha | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 3,020 ha | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 3,031 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,483 ha | -51.1% |
| 2014 | 2,932 ha | +97.7% |
| 2015 | 1,075 ha | -63.3% |
| 2016 | 3,430 ha | +219.1% |
| 2017 | 3,518 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,443 ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,387 ha | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 4,265 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4,057 ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 4,321 ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1,958 ha | -54.7% |
| 2024 | 3,770 ha | +92.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3,770 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,006 ha, 3.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3,770 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 107 ha, 35.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223.33 ha | 170 ha | 340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 497 ha | 250 ha | 1,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,583 ha | 2,480 ha | 5,126 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,454 ha | 2,182 ha | 6,411 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,003 ha | 2,614 ha | 6,765 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,871 ha | 1,075 ha | 4,387 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,674 ha | 1,958 ha | 4,321 ha | 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 okra — area harvested in Mexico?
- Okra — area harvested in Mexico was 3,770 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,765 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for okra — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Okra — Area harvested. 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.