Food Packaging — Emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0106 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0106 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0285 kt
in 1996
All-time low
0.0103 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Mexico, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.021 kt1991: 0.021 kt1992: 0.022 kt1993: 0.025 kt1994: 0.027 kt1995: 0.022 kt1996: 0.029 kt1997: 0.028 kt1998: 0.024 kt1999: 0.023 kt2000: 0.023 kt2001: 0.023 kt2002: 0.02 kt2003: 0.02 kt2004: 0.017 kt2005: 0.019 kt2006: 0.018 kt2007: 0.025 kt2008: 0.019 kt2009: 0.016 kt2010: 0.016 kt2011: 0.015 kt2012: 0.015 kt2013: 0.014 kt2014: 0.013 kt2015: 0.013 kt2016: 0.015 kt2017: 0.013 kt2018: 0.011 kt2019: 0.011 kt2020: 0.01 kt2021: 0.011 kt2022: 0.011 kt2023: 0.011 kt

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.0106 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Mexico peaked at 0.0285 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 kt, in 2020.

That places Mexico 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Emissions in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0211 kt —
1991 0.0213 kt +1.1%
1992 0.0222 kt +4.3%
1993 0.0254 kt +14.5%
1994 0.0274 kt +7.7%
1995 0.0222 kt -18.9%
1996 0.0285 kt +28.5%
1997 0.0284 kt -0.3%
1998 0.0243 kt -14.4%
1999 0.023 kt -5.5%
2000 0.0233 kt +1.3%
2001 0.0225 kt -3.3%
2002 0.0202 kt -10.4%
2003 0.0196 kt -2.9%
2004 0.0174 kt -11.2%
2005 0.0194 kt +11.4%
2006 0.0178 kt -8.4%
2007 0.0245 kt +38.2%
2008 0.0187 kt -23.9%
2009 0.0157 kt -16.1%
2010 0.0156 kt -0.7%
2011 0.0146 kt -5.9%
2012 0.015 kt +2.8%
2013 0.0138 kt -8.0%
2014 0.0132 kt -4.6%
2015 0.0135 kt +2.1%
2016 0.0147 kt +9.3%
2017 0.0132 kt -10.7%
2018 0.0109 kt -16.8%
2019 0.011 kt +0.6%
2020 0.0103 kt -6.2%
2021 0.0108 kt +5.0%
2022 0.0106 kt -2.3%
2023 0.0106 kt +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.0106 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 kt, 19.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.0106 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 kt, 33.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0244 kt 0.0211 kt 0.0285 kt 10
2000s 0.0199 kt 0.0157 kt 0.0245 kt 10
2010s 0.0136 kt 0.0109 kt 0.0156 kt 10
2020s 0.0106 kt 0.0103 kt 0.0108 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 20 Chile 0.0164 kt compare
  2. 21 Italy 0.016 kt compare
  3. 22 France 0.0113 kt compare
  4. 24 Finland 0.0101 kt compare
  5. 25 Spain 0.01 kt compare
  6. 26 Norway 0.0093 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Mexico?
Food packaging — emissions in Mexico was 0.0106 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 0.0285 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 kt in 2020.
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 23.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.