Food Retail — Emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Food Retail — Emissions was 1,916 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,916 kt
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
34th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3,338 kt
in 2018
All-time low
1,389 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Mexico, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.9k kt1992: 2.0k kt1993: 2.2k kt1994: 2.4k kt1995: 2.3k kt1996: 2.2k kt1997: 2.4k kt1998: 2.6k kt1999: 2.6k kt2000: 2.9k kt2001: 2.9k kt2002: 3.0k kt2003: 2.6k kt2004: 2.8k kt2005: 2.8k kt2006: 2.8k kt2007: 2.8k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.8k kt2010: 2.8k kt2011: 2.8k kt2012: 2.9k kt2013: 3.0k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 3.0k kt2016: 3.0k kt2017: 3.0k kt2018: 3.3k kt2019: 3.0k kt2020: 2.4k kt2021: 2.3k kt2022: 2.3k kt2023: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Mexico stood at 1,916 kt.

The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Mexico peaked at 3,338 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,389 kt, in 1990.

Mexico ranks 34th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,389 kt —
1991 1,904 kt +37.0%
1992 2,012 kt +5.7%
1993 2,165 kt +7.6%
1994 2,440 kt +12.7%
1995 2,271 kt -6.9%
1996 2,242 kt -1.3%
1997 2,385 kt +6.4%
1998 2,604 kt +9.2%
1999 2,577 kt -1.0%
2000 2,873 kt +11.5%
2001 2,931 kt +2.0%
2002 2,980 kt +1.7%
2003 2,611 kt -12.4%
2004 2,794 kt +7.0%
2005 2,801 kt +0.3%
2006 2,811 kt +0.4%
2007 2,828 kt +0.6%
2008 2,729 kt -3.5%
2009 2,848 kt +4.4%
2010 2,799 kt -1.7%
2011 2,815 kt +0.6%
2012 2,945 kt +4.6%
2013 3,014 kt +2.3%
2014 2,911 kt -3.4%
2015 2,970 kt +2.0%
2016 2,986 kt +0.5%
2017 3,003 kt +0.6%
2018 3,338 kt +11.1%
2019 2,975 kt -10.9%
2020 2,424 kt -18.5%
2021 2,331 kt -3.8%
2022 2,280 kt -2.2%
2023 1,916 kt -16.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 1,916 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 262.5 kt, 7.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 1,916 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5 kt, 20.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — 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
1991 +37.0% 1,389 kt 1,904 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,199 kt 1,389 kt 2,604 kt 10
2000s 2,821 kt 2,611 kt 2,980 kt 10
2010s 2,976 kt 2,799 kt 3,338 kt 10
2020s 2,238 kt 1,916 kt 2,424 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 31 China, Taiwan Province of 2,332 kt compare
  2. 31 Caribbean 2,490 kt compare
  3. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 439.09 kt compare
  4. 32 Nigeria 2,306 kt compare
  5. 33 Cabo Verde 19.61 kt compare
  6. 33 China, Hong Kong SAR 2,001 kt compare
  7. 35 Ukraine 1,843 kt compare
  8. 36 Chile 1,492 kt compare
  9. 37 Uzbekistan 1,291 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Mexico?
Food retail — emissions in Mexico was 1,916 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 3,338 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1,389 kt in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for food retail — emissions?
Mexico ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 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.