Potato yields in Mexico
Mexico: Potato yields was 32.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Mexico is 32.71 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Mexico peaked at 32.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.64 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Mexico 27th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 10.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.68 tonnes per hectare | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | 13.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.49 tonnes per hectare | 11.5 tonnes per hectare | 14.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9 tonnes per hectare | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | 22.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | 23.76 tonnes per hectare | 27.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.94 tonnes per hectare | 26.27 tonnes per hectare | 30.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.93 tonnes per hectare | 31.26 tonnes per hectare | 32.71 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 potato yields in Mexico?
- Potato yields in Mexico was 32.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for potato yields?
- Mexico ranks 27th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.