Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico
Mexico: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico is 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mexico 28th out of 136 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +146.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0003 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0003 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 15.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +146.9% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +70.6% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +34.1% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 25 Panama 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Honduras 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Slovenia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 Malaysia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Slovakia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
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 waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico?
- Waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Mexico ranks 28th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.