Australia vs Mexico: Potato production
Australia
1.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
2.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
36th
Mexico rank
33rd
Potato production over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.12 million tonnes against 1.53 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 593,560 tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 160 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 615,496 tonnes | 385,700 tonnes | 229,795 tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 746,186 tonnes | 681,498 tonnes | 64,688 tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 961,800 tonnes | 963,291 tonnes | 1,490 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 44,368 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 325,715 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 496,358 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 577,918 tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.12 million tonnes against 1.53 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Australia and Mexico?
- 593,560 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for potato production?
- Australia ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Potato production is measured in tonnes.