Food Packaging — Energy Use in Mexico

Mexico: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 8,709 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,709 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 95 countries
All-time high
11,011 TJ
in 2007
All-time low
5,485 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Mexico, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 5.5k TJ1991: 5.8k TJ1992: 6.1k TJ1993: 7.3k TJ1994: 8.1k TJ1995: 6.8k TJ1996: 9.7k TJ1997: 9.6k TJ1998: 8.0k TJ1999: 8.2k TJ2000: 8.4k TJ2001: 8.2k TJ2002: 8.2k TJ2003: 8.3k TJ2004: 8.1k TJ2005: 8.2k TJ2006: 8.2k TJ2007: 11.0k TJ2008: 10.1k TJ2009: 8.8k TJ2010: 8.3k TJ2011: 8.7k TJ2012: 8.8k TJ2013: 9.1k TJ2014: 8.7k TJ2015: 9.0k TJ2016: 9.6k TJ2017: 9.4k TJ2018: 8.9k TJ2019: 9.0k TJ2020: 8.4k TJ2021: 9.1k TJ2022: 8.7k TJ2023: 8.7k TJ

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 8,709 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Mexico peaked at 11,011 TJ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,485 TJ, in 1990.

Mexico ranks 21st of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 5,485 TJ —
1991 5,826 TJ +6.2%
1992 6,138 TJ +5.4%
1993 7,299 TJ +18.9%
1994 8,148 TJ +11.6%
1995 6,763 TJ -17.0%
1996 9,651 TJ +42.7%
1997 9,620 TJ -0.3%
1998 8,014 TJ -16.7%
1999 8,179 TJ +2.1%
2000 8,436 TJ +3.1%
2001 8,237 TJ -2.4%
2002 8,195 TJ -0.5%
2003 8,270 TJ +0.9%
2004 8,123 TJ -1.8%
2005 8,154 TJ +0.4%
2006 8,240 TJ +1.1%
2007 11,011 TJ +33.6%
2008 10,054 TJ -8.7%
2009 8,752 TJ -12.9%
2010 8,337 TJ -4.7%
2011 8,716 TJ +4.5%
2012 8,778 TJ +0.7%
2013 9,145 TJ +4.2%
2014 8,737 TJ -4.5%
2015 8,980 TJ +2.8%
2016 9,568 TJ +6.5%
2017 9,353 TJ -2.2%
2018 8,904 TJ -4.8%
2019 8,969 TJ +0.7%
2020 8,401 TJ -6.3%
2021 9,103 TJ +8.4%
2022 8,709 TJ -4.3%
2023 8,709 TJ +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 8,709 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 764.34 TJ, 11.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 8,709 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,699 TJ, 5.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +42.7% 6,763 TJ 9,651 TJ

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,512 TJ 5,485 TJ 9,651 TJ 10
2000s 8,747 TJ 8,123 TJ 11,011 TJ 10
2010s 8,949 TJ 8,337 TJ 9,568 TJ 10
2020s 8,730 TJ 8,401 TJ 9,103 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 18 Norway 9,763 TJ compare
  2. 19 Spain 9,572 TJ compare
  3. 20 South Africa 8,849 TJ compare
  4. 22 Poland 7,830 TJ compare
  5. 23 Chile 7,501 TJ compare
  6. 24 China, Taiwan Province of 6,920 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Mexico?
Food packaging — energy use in Mexico was 8,709 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 11,011 TJ in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 5,485 TJ in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for food packaging — energy use?
Mexico ranks 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
135 places, 3,946 data points, 1990–2023
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