Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Mexico
Mexico: Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture was 34.04 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 34.04 million tonnes for nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Mexico peaked at 34.04 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.73 million tonnes, in 2004.
Mexico ranks 12th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.83 million tonnes | 28.05 million tonnes | 29.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.93 million tonnes | 27.73 million tonnes | 29.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.80 million tonnes | 29.58 million tonnes | 33.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.23 million tonnes | 31.73 million tonnes | 34.04 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Mexico?
- Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Mexico was 34.04 million tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 34.04 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.73 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.