Mexico: avocado production volume 2010-2023

In 2023, Mexico's production volume of avocado amounted to 2.97 million metric tons, representing an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year.

Avocado production in Mexico

Avocados have gained a lot of popularity in recent years, and Mexico is the largest producer of avocado worldwide. In 2023, around 253 thousand hectares of avocado were harvested, while around 264 thousand hectares were cultivated with this sought-after fruit. Avocados are cultivated all over the country, but the leading producer is the state of Michoacán, which accounts for over 70 percent of the total production. Ranking second is the state of Jalisco

Avocados from Mexico to the world

The popularity of avocados has made Mexico a leading exporter as well. In 2023, for instance, it exported over 1.2 million metric tons of avocados, worth over 2.8 billion U.S. dollars. Most of the exports go to its neighbor to the north, the United States of America, which received over a million metric tons of avocados that year. Avocados are particularly popular around the Super Bowl. For the February 2023 event, it was estimated that over 33 thousand metric tons of avocado were exported from Mexico to the United States in the last week of January alone.