野生马铃薯在墨西哥的存在表明该国处在马铃薯发源地范围之内。但是,一些证据表明该国种植的马铃薯品种很有可能是西班牙入侵者16世纪时带到这里来的。
直到1960年代早期,马铃薯的种植仅仅局限在墨西哥中部火山区海拔高于2000米的旱作地区,年产量大约30万吨,而每公顷产量不到6吨。在此后的20年中,生产扩大到北部和西部的灌溉地区,那里的每公顷产量如今达到40吨。尽管自1980年以来用于马铃薯种植的面积变化不大,1961年之后每公顷平均产量却几乎增加了两倍,2012年总产量达到了创纪录的180万吨。
在墨西哥,马铃薯的年人均消费量是15公斤,与其玉米400公斤的消费量相比算非常低的水平。但是从加拿大和美国进口的马铃薯数量近年来却稳步增长,2006年鲜薯进口量达到6.5万吨,冷冻产品的进口量达到12.2万吨。(来源:国际马铃薯年)
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Agricultural Statistics Mexico
Potato Area Harvested in 2020 : | 60855.00 | ha | Official figure | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Yield in 2020 : | 195907.00 | 100 g/ha | Official figure | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Production in 2020 : | 75396.20 | t | Official figure | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Area Harvested in 2020 : | 3849.00 | ha | Official figure | ℹ |
Potato Production in 2019 : | 1783900.00 | t | Official figure | ℹ |
Potato Yield in 2019 : | 305241.00 | 100 g/ha | Official figure | ℹ |
Potato Area Harvested in 2019 : | 58442.00 | ha | Official figure | ℹ |
Consumption Statistics Mexico
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2014: | 14.99 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2014: | 0.31 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2013: | 14.97 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2013: | 14.86 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2013: | 0.33 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2013: | 0.33 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2012: | 16.21 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |