Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mexico

Mexico: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 35,963 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35,963 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 180 countries
All-time high
35,963 kt
in 2023
All-time low
29,109 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 29.1k kt1991: 30.0k kt1992: 30.7k kt1993: 31.4k kt1994: 32.0k kt1995: 32.4k kt1996: 32.7k kt1997: 33.1k kt1998: 33.4k kt1999: 33.7k kt2000: 33.9k kt2001: 34.2k kt2002: 34.4k kt2003: 34.5k kt2004: 34.7k kt2005: 34.8k kt2006: 34.9k kt2007: 35.1k kt2008: 35.2k kt2009: 35.3k kt2010: 35.3k kt2011: 35.4k kt2012: 35.5k kt2013: 35.6k kt2014: 35.7k kt2015: 35.7k kt2016: 35.7k kt2017: 35.7k kt2018: 35.8k kt2019: 35.8k kt2020: 35.8k kt2021: 35.8k kt2022: 35.9k kt2023: 36.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico stood at 35,963 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico peaked at 35,963 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,109 kt, in 1990.

Mexico ranks 7th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 29,109 kt —
1991 29,951 kt +2.9%
1992 30,684 kt +2.4%
1993 31,380 kt +2.3%
1994 31,963 kt +1.9%
1995 32,360 kt +1.2%
1996 32,727 kt +1.1%
1997 33,075 kt +1.1%
1998 33,377 kt +0.9%
1999 33,655 kt +0.8%
2000 33,923 kt +0.8%
2001 34,159 kt +0.7%
2002 34,359 kt +0.6%
2003 34,512 kt +0.4%
2004 34,657 kt +0.4%
2005 34,802 kt +0.4%
2006 34,945 kt +0.4%
2007 35,081 kt +0.4%
2008 35,205 kt +0.4%
2009 35,259 kt +0.2%
2010 35,344 kt +0.2%
2011 35,438 kt +0.3%
2012 35,518 kt +0.2%
2013 35,598 kt +0.2%
2014 35,670 kt +0.2%
2015 35,702 kt +0.1%
2016 35,710 kt +0.0%
2017 35,735 kt +0.1%
2018 35,766 kt +0.1%
2019 35,800 kt +0.1%
2020 35,793 kt -0.0%
2021 35,827 kt +0.1%
2022 35,877 kt +0.1%
2023 35,963 kt +0.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 35,963 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,426 kt, 25.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 35,963 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 901.21 kt, 39.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,828 kt 29,109 kt 33,655 kt 10
2000s 34,690 kt 33,923 kt 35,259 kt 10
2010s 35,628 kt 35,344 kt 35,800 kt 10
2020s 35,865 kt 35,793 kt 35,963 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 4 India 106,619 kt compare
  2. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,424 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 62,168 kt compare
  4. 6 Brazil 57,255 kt compare
  5. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 7,350 kt compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,426 kt compare
  7. 8 Nigeria 24,127 kt compare
  8. 9 Russian Federation 23,959 kt compare
  9. 9 Viet Nam 3,526 kt compare
  10. 10 Pakistan 23,360 kt compare
  11. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 2,496 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mexico was 35,963 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 35,963 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 29,109 kt in 1990.
How does Mexico rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Mexico ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.