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
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.
How have things changed? in Mexico, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 259,700 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 291,600 metric tons | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 356,700 metric tons | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 366,800 metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 354,400 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 385,068 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 423,585 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 458,856 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 479,714 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 443,705 metric tons | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 500,013 metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 541,156 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 581,249 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 831,426 metric tons | +43.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 million metric tons | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 1.29 million metric tons | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 1.64 million metric tons | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 1.44 million metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 1.08 million metric tons | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 1.26 million metric tons | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million metric tons | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 1.47 million metric tons | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 1.39 million metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.52 million metric tons | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.45 million metric tons | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million metric tons | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million metric tons | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million metric tons | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.53 million metric tons | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million metric tons | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million metric tons | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million metric tons | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million metric tons | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million metric tons | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.62 million metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million metric tons | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million metric tons | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.74 million metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.69 million metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million metric tons | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.94 million metric tons | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.92 million metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.97 million metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.13 million metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.19 million metric tons | +3.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.19 million metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 54.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.19 million metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 94.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
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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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.