Oil palm fruit yields in Mexico
Mexico: Oil palm fruit yields was 14.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.26 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
12th
of 44 countries
All-time high
45.71 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
8.61 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit 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
In 2024, oil palm fruit yields in Mexico stood at 14.26 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Mexico peaked at 45.71 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.61 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Mexico ranks 12th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 10.63 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 13.65 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | -36.9% |
| 1973 | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1976 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 22.1 tonnes per hectare | +82.1% |
| 1978 | 20.65 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 20.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.42 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.71 tonnes per hectare | +128.6% |
| 1984 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -56.3% |
| 1985 | 20.62 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 20.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30.93 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 25.64 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 15.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | +40.3% |
| 1997 | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 15.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 15.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 16.01 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 14.05 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 12.29 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 11.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 13.51 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 13.35 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.96 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.52 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 14.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 14.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +128.6% | 20 tonnes per hectare | 45.71 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | +82.1% | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 22.1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | 10.63 tonnes per hectare | 13.16 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.16 tonnes per hectare | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | 22.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.19 tonnes per hectare | 18.42 tonnes per hectare | 45.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 11.87 tonnes per hectare | 16.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.43 tonnes per hectare | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.61 tonnes per hectare | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | 17.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Mexico?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Mexico was 14.26 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 45.71 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.61 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Mexico rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 palm fruit 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.