Share of plastic waste exports in Mexico
Mexico: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
139th
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 1995
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
21
1994–2024
Share of plastic waste exports in Mexico, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Mexico is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Mexico peaked at 10.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 139th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.7% | — |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -69.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 136 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 137 Angola 0.0% compare
- 138 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 139 Austria 0.0% compare
- 139 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 139 Canada 0.0% compare
- 139 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 139 France 0.0% compare
- 139 Germany 0.0% compare
- 139 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 139 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 139 Italy 0.0% compare
- 139 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 139 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 139 Oman 0.0% compare
- 139 Qatar 0.0% compare
- 139 Romania 0.0% compare
- 139 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 139 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 139 Spain 0.0% compare
- 139 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 139 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 139 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 139 United States 0.0% compare
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 share of plastic waste exports in Mexico?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Mexico was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Mexico ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.