Potatoes — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Potatoes — Area harvested was 64,918 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Mexico stood at 64,918 ha.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 87,075 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 39,075 ha, in 1965.
That places Mexico 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,689 ha | — |
| 1962 | 46,083 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 50,017 ha | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 48,384 ha | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 39,075 ha | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 40,924 ha | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 40,692 ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 42,374 ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 46,373 ha | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 48,180 ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 43,465 ha | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 53,788 ha | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 55,225 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 54,439 ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 57,108 ha | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 55,806 ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 54,063 ha | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 69,481 ha | +28.5% |
| 1979 | 87,075 ha | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 80,165 ha | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 67,520 ha | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 70,390 ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 73,544 ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 71,352 ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 71,872 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 68,018 ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 69,106 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 70,345 ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 72,007 ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 81,245 ha | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 74,598 ha | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 72,121 ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 67,108 ha | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 61,159 ha | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 63,516 ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 62,686 ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 63,137 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 62,496 ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 66,095 ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 67,965 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 68,480 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 62,448 ha | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 65,344 ha | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 62,150 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 62,955 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 61,245 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 64,709 ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 60,250 ha | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 54,123 ha | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 55,358 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 54,551 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 67,200 ha | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 60,875 ha | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 61,409 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 63,638 ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 64,342 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 59,256 ha | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 60,303 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 58,442 ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 60,855 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 61,293 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60,102 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 62,124 ha | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 64,918 ha | +4.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 64,918 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,744 ha, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 64,918 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,144 ha, 20.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,401 ha | 39,075 ha | 50,017 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,863 ha | 43,465 ha | 87,075 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,432 ha | 67,520 ha | 80,165 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,416 ha | 61,159 ha | 81,245 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,967 ha | 54,123 ha | 68,480 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,537 ha | 54,551 ha | 67,200 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,858 ha | 60,102 ha | 64,918 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 41 Afghanistan 66,587 ha compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 66,402 ha compare
- 43 Denmark 65,400 ha compare
- 45 Tajikistan 63,315 ha compare
- 46 Spain 61,390 ha compare
- 47 Argentina 59,019 ha compare
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 potatoes — area harvested in Mexico?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Mexico was 64,918 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 87,075 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,075 ha in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, published as part of Potatoes — 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.