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How much vanilla does Mexico produce?

Mexico is the 3rd largest producer of vanilla: 510 tonnes in 2024, 7.2% of the world's 7,115 tonnes (FAOSTAT).

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Mexico's vanilla production

Mexico vanilla production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
3510 tonnes7.2%+2% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Mexico vanilla production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of mexico vanilla production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Mexico vanilla production from 232 to 510.3, peaking at 637.0100200300400500600700196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Mexico vanilla production

Share of world output over time

Mexico's share of world vanilla production in selected years
19902000201020202024
6.2%6.4%4.7%8.2%7.2%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 7.2%, 1970s 2%, 1980s 3.5%, 1990s 7.8%, 2000s 5.1%, 2010s 6%, 2020s 7.5%. See the concentration-over-time report.

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