Food Packaging — Emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Food Packaging — Emissions was 1,840 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,840 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
3,719 kt
in 1997
All-time low
1,840 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Mexico, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.1k kt1991: 3.1k kt1992: 3.2k kt1993: 3.3k kt1994: 3.6k kt1995: 2.9k kt1996: 3.6k kt1997: 3.7k kt1998: 3.2k kt1999: 3.2k kt2000: 3.2k kt2001: 3.0k kt2002: 2.8k kt2003: 2.6k kt2004: 2.5k kt2005: 2.7k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 3.6k kt2008: 3.3k kt2009: 2.6k kt2010: 2.5k kt2011: 2.5k kt2012: 2.6k kt2013: 2.4k kt2014: 2.3k kt2015: 2.3k kt2016: 2.5k kt2017: 2.4k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 2.1k kt2020: 1.9k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.8k kt2023: 1.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 1,840 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Mexico peaked at 3,719 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,840 kt, in 2022.

Mexico ranks 23rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,296 kt 2,911 kt 3,719 kt 10
2000s 2,889 kt 2,468 kt 3,638 kt 10
2010s 2,352 kt 2,027 kt 2,634 kt 10
2020s 1,853 kt 1,840 kt 1,876 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 20 Thailand 1,926 kt compare
  2. 21 Spain 1,926 kt compare
  3. 22 France 1,907 kt compare
  4. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,770 kt compare
  5. 25 Chile 1,407 kt compare
  6. 26 Uzbekistan 913.55 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Mexico?
Food packaging — emissions in Mexico was 1,840 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 3,719 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1,840 kt in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for food packaging — emissions?
Mexico ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf