Food Processing — Emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Food Processing — Emissions was 2,914 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,914 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 98 countries
All-time high
5,120 kt
in 1998
All-time low
1,647 kt
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Mexico, 1990–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 4.7k kt1991: 4.9k kt1992: 5.1k kt1993: 4.6k kt1994: 4.5k kt1995: 4.6k kt1996: 4.4k kt1997: 4.5k kt1998: 5.1k kt1999: 4.8k kt2000: 4.1k kt2001: 4.2k kt2002: 4.0k kt2003: 4.1k kt2004: 4.1k kt2005: 3.6k kt2006: 3.4k kt2007: 3.3k kt2008: 2.8k kt2009: 2.5k kt2010: 2.4k kt2011: 2.3k kt2012: 2.5k kt2013: 2.8k kt2014: 2.5k kt2015: 2.4k kt2016: 2.7k kt2017: 2.8k kt2018: 1.6k kt2019: 2.6k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 2.9k kt2023: 2.9k kt

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 2,914 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Mexico peaked at 5,120 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,647 kt, in 2018.

Mexico ranks 25th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Processing — Emissions in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CO2) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,743 kt —
1991 4,914 kt +3.6%
1992 5,059 kt +3.0%
1993 4,607 kt -8.9%
1994 4,451 kt -3.4%
1995 4,603 kt +3.4%
1996 4,401 kt -4.4%
1997 4,526 kt +2.8%
1998 5,120 kt +13.1%
1999 4,815 kt -6.0%
2000 4,067 kt -15.5%
2001 4,155 kt +2.2%
2002 4,032 kt -3.0%
2003 4,110 kt +1.9%
2004 4,116 kt +0.1%
2005 3,639 kt -11.6%
2006 3,358 kt -7.7%
2007 3,317 kt -1.2%
2008 2,807 kt -15.4%
2009 2,534 kt -9.7%
2010 2,434 kt -3.9%
2011 2,276 kt -6.5%
2012 2,536 kt +11.4%
2013 2,806 kt +10.6%
2014 2,523 kt -10.1%
2015 2,443 kt -3.2%
2016 2,687 kt +10.0%
2017 2,762 kt +2.8%
2018 1,647 kt -40.3%
2019 2,647 kt +60.7%
2020 2,562 kt -3.2%
2021 2,846 kt +11.1%
2022 2,914 kt +2.4%
2023 2,914 kt +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 2,914 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,455 kt, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 2,914 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 394.09 kt, 7.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions 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
2019 +60.7% 1,647 kt 2,647 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,724 kt 4,401 kt 5,120 kt 10
2000s 3,613 kt 2,534 kt 4,155 kt 10
2010s 2,476 kt 1,647 kt 2,806 kt 10
2020s 2,809 kt 2,562 kt 2,914 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 22 Argentina 3,795 kt compare
  2. 23 Belgium 3,710 kt compare
  3. 24 Zimbabwe 2,959 kt compare
  4. 26 Ukraine 2,879 kt compare
  5. 27 Algeria 2,654 kt compare
  6. 28 New Zealand 2,566 kt compare
  7. 28 Caribbean 2,353 kt compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Mexico?
Food processing — emissions in Mexico was 2,914 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 5,120 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1,647 kt in 2018.
How does Mexico rank for food processing — emissions?
Mexico ranks 25th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,693 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.