Oil yields by crop type in Mexico
Mexico: Oil yields by crop type was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.04 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
4th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.49 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
All-time low
0.4703 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, oil yields by crop type in Mexico stood at 1.04 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Mexico peaked at 1.49 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4703 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
Mexico ranks 4th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -30.3% |
| 1964 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8413 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7499 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7116 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6658 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6433 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6047 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6168 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.616 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.533 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 0.633 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 0.589 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5482 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.508 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4703 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6717 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6374 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5866 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5879 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7242 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7344 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6009 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6808 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7372 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7814 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7256 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7736 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8608 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7171 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7341 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.758 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.759 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7596 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7105 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7924 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7888 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7955 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7358 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7285 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7335 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.04 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2242 tonnes per hectare, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.04 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2121 tonnes per hectare, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.8413 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6365 tonnes per hectare | 0.533 tonnes per hectare | 0.7499 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | 0.4703 tonnes per hectare | 0.7242 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7207 tonnes per hectare | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | 0.8608 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7393 tonnes per hectare | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 0.7955 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9177 tonnes per hectare | 0.7285 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Mexico?
- Oil yields by crop type in Mexico was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4703 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Mexico rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Mexico ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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