Sugar beet yields in Mexico
Mexico: Sugar beet yields was 13.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet yields in Mexico, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Mexico stood at 13.18 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Mexico peaked at 45.17 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.84 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Mexico 61st out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 35 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1990 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 19 tonnes per hectare | -52.5% |
| 1992 | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 24.69 tonnes per hectare | +54.6% |
| 1994 | 27.81 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 31.17 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 45.17 tonnes per hectare | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 36.67 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 38.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 39.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 40.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 40.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.63 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 38.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 37.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 35.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 33.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 31.12 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 28.69 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 26.08 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 11.99 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.85 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 12.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 13.18 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 47% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 13.18 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.14 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +54.6% | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | 24.69 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -52.5% | 40 tonnes per hectare | 19 tonnes per hectare |
| 1996 | +44.9% | 31.17 tonnes per hectare | 45.17 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35 tonnes per hectare | 35 tonnes per hectare | 35 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.82 tonnes per hectare | 15.97 tonnes per hectare | 45.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3 tonnes per hectare | 28.69 tonnes per hectare | 40.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | 26.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | 13.06 tonnes per hectare | 13.22 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 sugar beet yields in Mexico?
- Sugar beet yields in Mexico was 13.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 45.17 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.84 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for sugar beet yields?
- Mexico ranks 61st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.