What is cereal production in Mexico?

Cereal production in Mexico was 37.02 million metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest cereal production recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 38.46 million metric tons in 2016.

What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 8.52 million metric tons in 1961.

How does Mexico rank for cereal production?

Mexico ranks 18th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereal production rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal production in Mexico

Name: Cereal production in Mexico
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mexico: Cereal production was 37.02 million metric tons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

37.02 million metric tons

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

18th

of 181 countries

All-time high

38.46 million metric tons

in 2016

All-time low

8.52 million metric tons

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereal production in Mexico, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 37.02 million metric tons for cereal production in 2023.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal production in Mexico peaked at 38.46 million metric tons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.52 million metric tons, in 1961.

Mexico ranks 18th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.63 million metric tons	8.52 million metric tons	13.93 million metric tons	9
1970s	15.93 million metric tons	14.39 million metric tons	18.90 million metric tons	10
1980s	22.84 million metric tons	20.26 million metric tons	27.40 million metric tons	10
1990s	26.90 million metric tons	23.67 million metric tons	29.31 million metric tons	10
2000s	31.44 million metric tons	28.00 million metric tons	36.11 million metric tons	10
2010s	34.96 million metric tons	28.41 million metric tons	38.46 million metric tons	10
2020s	36.58 million metric tons	36.33 million metric tons	37.02 million metric tons	4

Countries ranked near Mexico

15 Germany 42.46 million metric tons compare
16 Turkey 39.02 million metric tons compare
17 Thailand 38.53 million metric tons compare
19 Poland 35.18 million metric tons compare
20 Ethiopia 31.76 million metric tons compare
21 Myanmar 30.13 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Mexico

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 20.0% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
Fertilizer consumption 94.25 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereal production in Mexico?: Cereal production in Mexico was 37.02 million metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest cereal production recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 38.46 million metric tons in 2016.
What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 8.52 million metric tons in 1961.
How does Mexico rank for cereal production?: Mexico ranks 18th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereal production rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.