Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Mexico is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, in 2012.
That places Mexico 65th out of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.264 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.158 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.124 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 28.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Mexico?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Mexico was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2012.
- How does Mexico rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.