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 23rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 724,300 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 742,100 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 780,470 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 820,500 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 895,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million tonnes | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million tonnes | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million tonnes | +6.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.10 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 382,150 tonnes, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.10 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80,251 tonnes, 26.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 23rd out of 90 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).