Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mexico

Mexico: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,184 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,184 kt
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
24th
of 203 countries
All-time high
7,796 kt
in 2018
All-time low
2,500 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mexico, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 2.5k kt1991: 3.0k kt1992: 2.8k kt1993: 2.8k kt1994: 3.1k kt1995: 2.9k kt1996: 3.0k kt1997: 3.2k kt1998: 2.8k kt1999: 2.9k kt2000: 3.4k kt2001: 3.7k kt2002: 4.0k kt2003: 3.8k kt2004: 4.3k kt2005: 4.6k kt2006: 4.7k kt2007: 3.5k kt2008: 3.8k kt2009: 4.4k kt2010: 4.9k kt2011: 5.2k kt2012: 5.6k kt2013: 6.0k kt2014: 6.2k kt2015: 6.7k kt2016: 6.9k kt2017: 7.2k kt2018: 7.8k kt2019: 7.7k kt2020: 7.4k kt2021: 7.6k kt2022: 7.5k kt2023: 7.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico stood at 7,184 kt.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico peaked at 7,796 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,500 kt, in 1990.

Mexico ranks 24th of 203 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 (CO2eq) in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,500 kt
1991 3,025 kt +21.0%
1992 2,819 kt -6.8%
1993 2,825 kt +0.2%
1994 3,114 kt +10.2%
1995 2,937 kt -5.7%
1996 2,987 kt +1.7%
1997 3,183 kt +6.6%
1998 2,819 kt -11.4%
1999 2,907 kt +3.1%
2000 3,416 kt +17.5%
2001 3,693 kt +8.1%
2002 3,963 kt +7.3%
2003 3,834 kt -3.2%
2004 4,267 kt +11.3%
2005 4,608 kt +8.0%
2006 4,747 kt +3.0%
2007 3,466 kt -27.0%
2008 3,832 kt +10.5%
2009 4,429 kt +15.6%
2010 4,915 kt +11.0%
2011 5,199 kt +5.8%
2012 5,591 kt +7.5%
2013 5,965 kt +6.7%
2014 6,216 kt +4.2%
2015 6,661 kt +7.2%
2016 6,887 kt +3.4%
2017 7,173 kt +4.1%
2018 7,796 kt +8.7%
2019 7,688 kt -1.4%
2020 7,406 kt -3.7%
2021 7,599 kt +2.6%
2022 7,549 kt -0.7%
2023 7,184 kt -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,912 kt 2,500 kt 3,183 kt 10
2000s 4,026 kt 3,416 kt 4,747 kt 10
2010s 6,409 kt 4,915 kt 7,796 kt 10
2020s 7,434 kt 7,184 kt 7,599 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 21 Indonesia 7,551 kt compare
  2. 22 Philippines 7,273 kt compare
  3. 23 Egypt 7,250 kt compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,714 kt compare
  5. 26 Israel 6,664 kt compare
  6. 27 Poland 5,406 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico was 7,184 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 7,796 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 2,500 kt in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Mexico ranks 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 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