Mexico vs Switzerland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Mexico
- Switzerland
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 128.44 Index against 127.63 Index in Switzerland, a difference of 0.81 Index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Switzerland ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.77 Index | 89.87 Index | 1.9 Index | Mexico |
| 2000s | 112.66 Index | 108.07 Index | 4.59 Index | Mexico |
| 2010s | 129.11 Index | 122.2 Index | 6.92 Index | Mexico |
| 2020s | 127.48 Index | 127.23 Index | 0.241 Index | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Mexico or Switzerland?
- Mexico, at 128.44 Index against 127.63 Index in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Mexico and Switzerland?
- 0.81 Index, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Switzerland rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Mexico ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation