Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico have followed a slightly upward trend in recent years, reaching roughly 63.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021. Solid waste disposal accounted for the largest share of the sector's GHG emissions until 2019, but in 2020 and 2021 wastewater treatment and discharge took the lead.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2015 to 2021, 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 31, 2023). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2015 to 2021, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, 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 2015 to 2021, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 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). (2023). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2015 to 2021, by sub-sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. 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 2015 to 2021, by Sub-sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, 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 2015 to 2021, 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 December 30, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste management sector in Mexico from 2015 to 2021, 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 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375663/ghg-emissions-mexico-waste-by-subsector/
