Municipal waste generated in Mexico
Mexico: Municipal waste generated was 42.10 million tonnes in 2012. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Mexico, 2000β2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 42.10 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Mexico peaked at 42.10 million tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.73 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Mexico 3rd out of 75 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.62 million tonnes | 30.73 million tonnes | 38.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.07 million tonnes | 40.06 million tonnes | 42.10 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Standard Deviation 0.234 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.87 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 4.96 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 46,931 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 13,905 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 521,754 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 302,363 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3.03 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 3.09 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Mexico?
- Municipal waste generated in Mexico was 42.10 million tonnes in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 42.10 million tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.73 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for municipal waste generated?
- Mexico ranks 3rd out of 75 countries with data for 2012.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Municipal waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 13 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).