Food Processing — Emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.017 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.017 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.0386 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.0051 kt
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Mexico, 1990–2023

0.010.020.030.041990200620231990: 0.035 kt1991: 0.037 kt1992: 0.039 kt1993: 0.036 kt1994: 0.035 kt1995: 0.037 kt1996: 0.033 kt1997: 0.034 kt1998: 0.038 kt1999: 0.034 kt2000: 0.029 kt2001: 0.03 kt2002: 0.03 kt2003: 0.031 kt2004: 0.031 kt2005: 0.027 kt2006: 0.024 kt2007: 0.025 kt2008: 0.019 kt2009: 0.017 kt2010: 0.017 kt2011: 0.015 kt2012: 0.016 kt2013: 0.016 kt2014: 0.015 kt2015: 0.014 kt2016: 0.015 kt2017: 0.014 kt2018: 0.005 kt2019: 0.013 kt2020: 0.013 kt2021: 0.017 kt2022: 0.017 kt2023: 0.017 kt

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.017 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Mexico peaked at 0.0386 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 kt, in 2018.

That places Mexico 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 (N2O) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0352 kt —
1991 0.0372 kt +5.7%
1992 0.0386 kt +3.8%
1993 0.0364 kt -5.7%
1994 0.0349 kt -4.1%
1995 0.0366 kt +4.9%
1996 0.0332 kt -9.3%
1997 0.0336 kt +1.2%
1998 0.0376 kt +11.9%
1999 0.0339 kt -9.8%
2000 0.0293 kt -13.6%
2001 0.0303 kt +3.4%
2002 0.03 kt -1.0%
2003 0.0312 kt +4.0%
2004 0.0306 kt -1.9%
2005 0.0274 kt -10.5%
2006 0.0243 kt -11.3%
2007 0.0247 kt +1.6%
2008 0.0186 kt -24.7%
2009 0.0169 kt -9.1%
2010 0.0167 kt -1.2%
2011 0.0145 kt -13.2%
2012 0.0158 kt +9.0%
2013 0.016 kt +1.3%
2014 0.0146 kt -8.8%
2015 0.0141 kt -3.4%
2016 0.0154 kt +9.2%
2017 0.0143 kt -7.1%
2018 0.0051 kt -64.3%
2019 0.013 kt +154.9%
2020 0.013 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0166 kt +27.7%
2022 0.017 kt +2.4%
2023 0.017 kt +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.017 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0043 kt, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.017 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0061 kt, 2.8× 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 +154.9% 0.0051 kt 0.013 kt
2018 -64.3% 0.0143 kt 0.0051 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0357 kt 0.0332 kt 0.0386 kt 10
2000s 0.0263 kt 0.0169 kt 0.0312 kt 10
2010s 0.014 kt 0.0051 kt 0.0167 kt 10
2020s 0.0159 kt 0.013 kt 0.017 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 37 Dominican Republic 0.0197 kt compare
  2. 38 Malawi 0.0189 kt compare
  3. 39 Romania 0.0185 kt compare
  4. 41 Bulgaria 0.0159 kt compare
  5. 42 South Africa 0.014 kt compare
  6. 43 Greece 0.0131 kt compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Mexico?
Food processing — emissions in Mexico was 0.017 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 0.0386 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kt in 2018.
How does Mexico rank for food processing — emissions?
Mexico ranks 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Processing — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 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