Share of global plastic waste imports in Mexico
Mexico: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Mexico, 1990–2024
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 global plastic waste imports in Mexico is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Mexico peaked at 2.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Mexico 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -56.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +150.7% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -28.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +147.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -69.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 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%. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +150.7% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| 2004 | +147.7% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 166 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 168 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 168 Bulgaria 0.0% compare
- 168 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 168 Greece 0.0% compare
- 168 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 168 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 168 Poland 0.0% compare
- 168 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 168 Slovakia 0.0% compare
- 168 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 168 Spain 0.0% compare
- 168 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 168 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 168 United States 0.0% compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 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 global plastic waste imports in Mexico?
- Share of global plastic waste imports 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 global plastic waste imports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Mexico ranks 168th out of 183 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 global plastic waste imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.