Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Mexico
Mexico: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 237.56 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Mexico, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 237.56 million tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Mexico peaked at 237.56 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 195.05 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 15th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201.30 million tonnes CO₂e | 195.05 million tonnes CO₂e | 216.25 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 217.78 million tonnes CO₂e | 206.18 million tonnes CO₂e | 228.55 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 232.02 million tonnes CO₂e | 227.28 million tonnes CO₂e | 237.56 million tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 131.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 105.61 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Mexico?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Mexico was 237.56 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 237.56 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.05 million tonnes CO₂e in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.