Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico have followed a slightly upward trend in recent years, reaching roughly 65 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. Solid waste disposal accounted for the largest share of the sector's GHG emissions until 2019, but in wastewater treatment and discharge has been the sectors largest emitter since then.
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by sub-sector
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), & Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (Mexico). (August 13, 2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), und Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (Mexico). "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (Mexico). (2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), and Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (Mexico). "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Waste Management Sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by Sub-sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico) & Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (Mexico), Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/ (last visited July 07, 2025)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2018 to 2022, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Mexico), & Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (Mexico), August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/
