How have things changed? in Mexico

Mexico: How have things changed? was 2.19 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.19 million metric tons
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.19 million metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
259,700 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Mexico, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 2.19 million metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Mexico peaked at 2.19 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 259,700 metric tons, in 1965.

Mexico ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 325,840 metric tons 259,700 metric tons 366,800 metric tons 5
1970s 567,014 metric tons 385,068 metric tons 1.03 million metric tons 10
1980s 1.36 million metric tons 1.08 million metric tons 1.64 million metric tons 10
1990s 1.36 million metric tons 1.19 million metric tons 1.57 million metric tons 10
2000s 1.55 million metric tons 1.39 million metric tons 1.78 million metric tons 10
2010s 1.77 million metric tons 1.65 million metric tons 1.95 million metric tons 10
2020s 2.03 million metric tons 1.92 million metric tons 2.19 million metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 13 South Korea 3.56 million metric tons compare
  2. 14 Myanmar 2.95 million metric tons compare
  3. 15 Thailand 2.65 million metric tons compare
  4. 17 Egypt 2.03 million metric tons compare
  5. 18 Ecuador 2.02 million metric tons compare
  6. 19 Malaysia 1.92 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Mexico?
How have things changed? in Mexico was 2.19 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 million metric tons in 2024.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 259,700 metric tons in 1965.
How does Mexico rank for how have things changed??
Mexico ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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