Tomato yields in Mexico
Mexico: Tomato yields was 50.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.61 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
57th
of 174 countries
All-time high
50.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
6.67 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tomato 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 tomato yields in Mexico is 50.61 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Mexico peaked at 50.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Mexico ranks 57th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 10.92 tonnes per hectare | +61.4% |
| 1966 | 10.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 11.99 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 14.51 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 15.53 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 16.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 14.82 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 19.02 tonnes per hectare | +32.2% |
| 1979 | 18.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 19.45 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 19.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 21.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 21.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 21.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.87 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 21.56 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 22.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 21.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 20.53 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 20.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.48 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 19.23 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 18.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 23.31 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 22.57 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 23.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 23.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 21.4 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 22.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 22.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 23.81 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 24.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 23.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 22.91 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.99 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 28.3 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 30.53 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 28.53 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 35.53 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 37.66 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 37.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.12 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 43.34 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 45.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 50.48 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 48.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 48.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 45.95 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 47 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 49.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 50.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 50.61 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.29 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 50.61 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.96 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +61.4% | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | 10.92 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.36 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 11.99 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.71 tonnes per hectare | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | 19.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.08 tonnes per hectare | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | 25.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.97 tonnes per hectare | 16.48 tonnes per hectare | 23.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.35 tonnes per hectare | 21.4 tonnes per hectare | 28.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.85 tonnes per hectare | 28.53 tonnes per hectare | 50.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.26 tonnes per hectare | 45.95 tonnes per hectare | 50.61 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 tomato yields in Mexico?
- Tomato yields in Mexico was 50.61 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 tomato yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 50.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.67 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Mexico rank for tomato yields?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Tomato 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.