Potatoes — Production, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0162 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0162 t per person for potatoes — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0165 t per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 t per person, in 1965.
That places Mexico 81st out of 137 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 — Production, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.008 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 t per person | +21.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0074 t per person | -25.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0091 t per person | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.011 t per person | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 t per person | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0117 t per person | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 t per person | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0144 t per person | +42.5% |
| 1979 | 0.016 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.012 t per person | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0144 t per person | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0118 t per person | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0138 t per person | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0132 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.013 t per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 t per person | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 t per person | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.014 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0139 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.014 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0152 t per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0165 t per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0163 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 t per person | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 t per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0161 t per person | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 t per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 t per person | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 t per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0154 t per person | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 t per person | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.014 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0142 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0162 t per person | +6.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0162 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0355 t per person, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0162 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0099 t per person, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0089 t per person | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0102 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 t per person | 0.0091 t per person | 0.016 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.013 t per person | 0.0118 t per person | 0.0158 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0155 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 t per person | 0.0134 t per person | 0.0165 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 t per person | 0.0124 t per person | 0.0154 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 t per person | 0.0146 t per person | 0.0162 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 78 Saudi Arabia 0.0177 t per person compare
- 79 Bulgaria 0.0177 t per person compare
- 80 Palestine 0.0163 t per person compare
- 82 Mozambique 0.016 t per person compare
- 83 Costa Rica 0.0147 t per person compare
- 84 Iceland 0.0143 t per person 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 — production, per capita in Mexico?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Mexico was 0.0162 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 t per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 t per person in 1965.
- How does Mexico rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 81st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.