Rapeseed yields in Mexico
Mexico: Rapeseed yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 64 countries
All-time high
2.57 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
All-time low
0.3333 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rapeseed yields in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rapeseed yields in Mexico is 1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rapeseed yields in Mexico peaked at 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3333 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 59th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rapeseed yields in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +60.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -80.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9384 tonnes per hectare | +87.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9199 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | -58.3% |
| 2018 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.43 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rapeseed yields in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +200.0% | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6434 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9633 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 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 rapeseed yields in Mexico?
- Rapeseed yields in Mexico was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rapeseed yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest rapeseed yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3333 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for rapeseed yields?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rapeseed yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rapeseed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.