Yields of important staple crops in Mexico
Mexico: Yields of important staple crops was 5.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.66
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
21st
of 125 countries
All-time high
6.2
in 2023
All-time low
1.68
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 5.66 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Mexico peaked at 6.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 21st of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 | 1.68 | 2.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.39 | 2.63 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.09 | 3.71 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 | 3.73 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 | 4.49 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 4.53 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 | 5.32 | 6.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.88 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.88 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Mexico?
- Yields of important staple crops in Mexico was 5.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Mexico ranks 21st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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