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 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycling rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.682 Percentage | — |
| 1992 | 2.36 Percentage | +245.5% |
| 1993 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.36 Percentage | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.36 Percentage | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.43 Percentage | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.49 Percentage | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.59 Percentage | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 3.25 Percentage | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 3.25 Percentage | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.26 Percentage | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.58 Percentage | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.91 Percentage | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.23 Percentage | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.82 Percentage | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 4.99 Percentage | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycling rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +245.5% | 0.682 Percentage | 2.36 Percentage |
| 2005 | +25.6% | 2.59 Percentage | 3.25 Percentage |
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
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- 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)
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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 countries 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.