Municipal waste recycling rate in Mexico
Mexico: Municipal waste recycling rate was 4.99 Percentage in 2012. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycling rate in Mexico, 1991–2012
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2012, municipal waste recycling rate in Mexico stood at 4.99 Percentage. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Mexico peaked at 4.99 Percentage in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.682 Percentage, in 1991.
Mexico ranks 30th of 31 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 Percentage | 0.682 Percentage | 2.36 Percentage | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.95 Percentage | 2.36 Percentage | 3.91 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 Percentage | 4.23 Percentage | 4.99 Percentage | 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 recycling rate in Mexico?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Mexico was 4.99 Percentage in 2012, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 Percentage in 2012.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.682 Percentage in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Mexico ranks 30th out of 31 regions with data for 2012.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.