Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Mexico
Mexico: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 128.44 Index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Mexico, 1991–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 128.44 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Mexico peaked at 137 Index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.53 Index, in 1991.
That places Mexico 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.77 Index | 68.53 Index | 103.99 Index | 9 |
| 2000s | 112.66 Index | 100 Index | 124.7 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.11 Index | 122.19 Index | 137 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 127.48 Index | 126.51 Index | 128.44 Index | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.18 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Mexico?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Mexico was 128.44 Index in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 137 Index in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.53 Index in 1991.
- How does Mexico rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation