Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mexico

Mexico: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 15,298 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15,298 kt
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 222 countries
All-time high
28,265 kt
in 1998
All-time low
14,023 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mexico, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 22.9k kt1991: 22.9k kt1992: 22.9k kt1993: 22.9k kt1994: 22.9k kt1995: 22.9k kt1996: 23.2k kt1997: 23.2k kt1998: 28.3k kt1999: 24.3k kt2000: 24.3k kt2001: 14.7k kt2002: 15.4k kt2003: 17.3k kt2004: 14.7k kt2005: 15.5k kt2006: 15.6k kt2007: 14.9k kt2008: 15.1k kt2009: 15.4k kt2010: 14.8k kt2011: 15.2k kt2012: 14.1k kt2013: 14.9k kt2014: 14.0k kt2015: 14.7k kt2016: 15.3k kt2017: 15.3k kt2018: 14.9k kt2019: 15.5k kt2020: 15.6k kt2021: 15.0k kt2022: 15.1k kt2023: 15.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico stood at 15,298 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico peaked at 28,265 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14,023 kt, in 2014.

Mexico ranks 28th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,655 kt 22,925 kt 28,265 kt 10
2000s 16,283 kt 14,664 kt 24,267 kt 10
2010s 14,863 kt 14,023 kt 15,493 kt 10
2020s 15,243 kt 15,014 kt 15,611 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 25 Zimbabwe 17,549 kt compare
  2. 26 Burkina Faso 17,147 kt compare
  3. 27 Guatemala 15,973 kt compare
  4. 29 Ecuador 12,220 kt compare
  5. 30 Suriname 11,776 kt compare
  6. 31 Sweden 9,427 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico was 15,298 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 28,265 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 14,023 kt in 2014.
How does Mexico rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Mexico ranks 28th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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