Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0396 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mexico is 0.0396 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.082 t per square kilometre in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 t per square kilometre, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 73rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0529 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0647 t per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0664 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0587 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0745 t per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 0.082 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0735 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0799 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0662 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0649 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0495 t per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0393 t per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.04 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0381 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0324 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0257 t per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0261 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0237 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0145 t per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0297 t per square kilometre | +104.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.024 t per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 t per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0159 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0155 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0256 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0314 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 t per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0388 t per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0406 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 t per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0396 t per square kilometre | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0648 t per square kilometre | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | 0.082 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0481 t per square kilometre | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | 0.0799 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0226 t per square kilometre | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | 0.0297 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | 0.0155 t per square kilometre | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | 0.0354 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0378 t per square kilometre | 0.0321 t per square kilometre | 0.0406 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 70 French Polynesia 0.0488 t per square kilometre compare
- 71 New Zealand 0.045 t per square kilometre compare
- 72 Argentina 0.0416 t per square kilometre compare
- 74 Costa Rica 0.0392 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 Guatemala 0.0383 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 El Salvador 0.0369 t per square kilometre 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 sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0396 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 t per square kilometre in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 t per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.