Palm kernels production in Mexico
In 2023 Mexico produced 114,000 t of palm kernels, the 12th largest in the world (0.59% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 256%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 114,000 t
- World rank
- 12 of 44
- 10-year change
- +256%
- Record
- 114,000 t
- 2023
Palm kernels in Mexico, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Mexico compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.59%
- 0.22% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +256%
- world +30%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ghana | 152,000 | 0.79% |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 136,000 | 0.71% |
| 12 | Mexico | 114,000 | 0.59% |
| 13 | Cameroon | 92,000 | 0.48% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 92,000 | 0.48% |
Map of world production of palm kernels
Share of the world total; Mexico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 114,000 | +12% |
| 2022 | 102,000 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 99,000 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 89,000 | +11% |
| 2018 | 80,000 | +29% |
| 2017 | 62,000 | +63% |
| 2016 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 37,000 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 35,000 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 32,000 | +28% |
| 2012 | 25,000 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 22,000 | +16% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 17,000 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | +14% |
| 2005 | 14,000 | +17% |
| 2004 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 11,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,000 | +10% |
| 2001 | 10,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 | +43% |
| 1999 | 7,000 | +75% |
| 1998 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,000 | +33% |
| 1996 | 3,000 | +50% |
| 1995 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 | +82% |
| 1992 | 1,100 | −35% |
| 1991 | 1,700 | −32% |
| 1990 | 2,500 | +25% |
| 1989 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 | −33% |
| 1987 | 3,000 | +50% |
| 1986 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 | −50% |
| 1983 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,000 | −20% |
| 1981 | 5,000 | −41% |
| 1980 | 8,430 | +12% |
| 1979 | 7,518 | −11% |
| 1978 | 8,431 | −39% |
| 1977 | 13,846 | −7.2% |
| 1976 | 14,927 | +43% |
| 1975 | 10,416 | −24% |
| 1974 | 13,662 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 13,078 | +18% |
| 1972 | 11,087 | −26% |
| 1971 | 14,929 | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 14,002 | −25% |
| 1969 | 18,611 | −26% |
| 1968 | 25,272 | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 23,174 | −11% |
| 1966 | 26,066 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 25,923 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 25,740 | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 23,558 | −20% |
| 1962 | 29,298 | +16% |
| 1961 | 25,304 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of palm kernels in Mexico?
Mexico produced 114,000 t in 2023, 0.59% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mexico rank in the world for production of palm kernels?
Mexico ranked 12th of 44 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Indonesia with 58.7% of the world total.
How has the production of palm kernels in Mexico changed?
It rose by 256% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +30% for the world. 2023 was the highest figure on record.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Mexico is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.