Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Mexico
Mexico: Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) was 0.55 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Mexico is 0.55 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 83.3% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Mexico peaked at 3.34 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.14 %, in 2014.
That places Mexico 46th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.99 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.01 % | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1 % | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 % | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.78 % | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 0.77 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.34 % | +333.8% |
| 1999 | 1.32 % | -60.5% |
| 2000 | 1.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.21 % | -84.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1 % | +423.8% |
| 2003 | 3.32 % | +201.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3 % | -91.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 % | +276.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 % | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.54 % | -60.0% |
| 2008 | 0.78 % | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 1.09 % | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 0.34 % | -68.8% |
| 2011 | 1.41 % | +314.7% |
| 2012 | 0.19 % | -86.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 % | +468.4% |
| 2014 | 0.14 % | -87.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 % | +600.0% |
| 2016 | 0.59 % | -39.8% |
| 2017 | 0.51 % | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.16 % | -68.6% |
| 2019 | 0.77 % | +381.2% |
| 2020 | 0.91 % | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.25 % | -72.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3 % | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 % | +83.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.55 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.015 %, 36.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +600.0% | 0.14 % | 0.98 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 % | 0.77 % | 3.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 % | 0.21 % | 3.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.617 % | 0.14 % | 1.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5025 % | 0.25 % | 0.91 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Mexico?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Mexico was 0.55 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 % in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Mexico ranks 46th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share (N2O). 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.