Municipal waste recycled in Mexico
Mexico: Municipal waste recycled was 2.10 million tonnes in 2012. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Mexico, 2000–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Mexico is 2.10 million tonnes, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Mexico peaked at 2.10 million tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 724,300 tonnes, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 million tonnes | 724,300 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 686.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2057 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.6771 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 48.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Mexico?
- Municipal waste recycled in Mexico was 2.10 million tonnes in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million tonnes in 2012.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 724,300 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 86 countries with data for 2012.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)