Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 33.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Mexico, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 33.55 for hazardous waste generated, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per capita in Mexico peaked at 33.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.18, in 2009.
That places Mexico 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.18 | — |
| 2011 | 16.66 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 16.76 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.2 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.31 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 18.78 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.65 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.83 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.89 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 22.15 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 31.35 | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 32.83 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 33.34 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 33.55 | +0.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 33.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.76, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 33.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.77, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste generated, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +41.6% | 22.15 | 31.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.18 | 15.18 | 15.18 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.91 | 16.66 | 22.15 | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.77 | 31.35 | 33.55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per capita in Mexico?
- Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Mexico was 33.55 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.18 in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).