Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mexico
Mexico: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 30.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mexico, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mexico stood at 30.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mexico peaked at 39.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2012.
That places Mexico 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 33.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 29.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.6% | 30.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 131.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 105.61 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mexico?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mexico was 30.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Mexico ranks 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.