Starchy Roots — Food in Mexico
Mexico: Starchy Roots — Food was 2,368 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Mexico, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 2,368 1000 t for starchy roots — food in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Mexico peaked at 2,374 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,834 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Mexico 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,834 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,882 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,933 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,964 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,974 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,025 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,056 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,091 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,131 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,116 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,305 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 2,374 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2,277 1000 t | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,368 1000 t | +4.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2,368 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 388 1000 t, 6.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2,368 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 168.5 1000 t, 14.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,001 1000 t | 1,834 1000 t | 2,131 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,331 1000 t | 2,277 1000 t | 2,374 1000 t | 4 |
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 starchy roots — food in Mexico?
- Starchy roots — food in Mexico was 2,368 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,374 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,834 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for starchy roots — food?
- Mexico ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.