Mexico City: Data Sources & Processing

The Forest Footprint Tool uses the latest and most reliable data to calculate the Forest Footprints of cities. As new datasets are added to the framework they will be updated here.  

Soy

All consumption

Data source:UN COMTRADE & UN FAOSTAT

Processing: Net national data was calculated as the sum of annual soy production (UN FAOSTAT) and all soy imports (UN COMTRADE), minus all soy exports (UN COMTRADE). The final value was divided by the national population. 

Data source:SIAP Soy Report

Processing: The total soy consumption from SIAP Soy Report was divided by the national population.

Final value

Average of the final values from the two data sources.

Palm Oil

Food

Data source:World Bank National-Urban Conversions Factors & FAO New Food Balance Sheets

Data processing: For urban level World Bank bank data provided a ratio of national to urban consumption of “other edible oils, fats”. For national level FAO data, total annual palm oil reported as “food” was divided by the national population. 

Fuel

Data source:FAO New Food Balance Sheets

Data processing: For FAO data, total annual palm oil reported as “other uses (non-food)” was divided by the national population.

Final value

The national total for palm oil was calculated by summing FAO totals for food and fuel. The urban total was calculated by summing World Bank data for food and national level FAO data for fuel. The final number is an average of the national and urban values.

Beef

Food

Data sources: Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares (ENIGH)

Data processing: Average quarterly expenditure for meat consumed within Mexico City was used to calculate a annual total for beef, under the assumption that beef represented a third of all meat purchases and based on an average price of beef. The final total was divided by the city population.

Leather

Data sources: NA

Data processing: NA

Final value

Only the value for food was used.

Wood Fibre

Wood

Data source:UN COMTRADE & UN FAOSTAT

Data processing: Net national data was calculated as the sum of annual wood production (UN FAOSTAT) and all wood imports (UN COMTRADE), minus all wood exports (UN COMTRADE). The final value was divided by the national population and adjusted using a conversion factor for Mexico City consumption.

Wood fuel

Data source: The Energy Access Situation in developing countries, WHO/UNDP 2009

Data processing: Net national data was calculated as the sum of annual wood fuel production (UN FAOSTAT) and all wood fuel imports (UN COMTRADE), minus all wood fuel exports (UN COMTRADE). The urban value was calculated from WHO data as a ratio of percentages of national and urban population who use wood fuel for the primary cooking.

Paper

Data source:World Bank National-Urban Conversions Factors

Data processing: For the urban level, World Bank bank data provided a ratio of national to urban consumption of “newspapers, books and stationery”.

Final value

The final value is the sum of wood, wood fuel and paper values.

Hotspot Crops

Rubber

Data Source:INEGI Car & Truck Registrations,  UN COMTRADE, UN FAOSTAT & UN New Food Balance Sheets

Data processing:

Net national level data was calculated as follows for tires, natural rubber and other rubber: sum of annual production (UN FAOSTAT) and imports (UN COMTRADE), minus all exports (UN COMTRADE). The final value was divided by the national population. 

World Bank data for “tires from registered and produced vehicles” was reported at the national level and for Mexico City. An average of the two final data values was used.

Cocoa

Data Source:UN COMTRADE & UN FAOSTAT & UN New Food Balance Sheets

Data processing: Net national level data was calculated as follows for cocoa: sum of annual production (UN FAOSTAT) and imports (UN COMTRADE), minus all exports (UN COMTRADE). The final value was divided by the national population. A second national estimate was calculated using processed “cocoa beans and products” from FAO New Food Balance sheets, divided by the national pulation.

Final value

An average of both values was used.

Others

Data Source: UN COMTRADE & FAOSTAT

Data processing:

Net national level data was calculated for coffee, tobacco & spices as follows: sum of annual production (UN FAOSTAT) and imports (UN COMTRADE), minus all exports (UN COMTRADE). The final value was divided by the national population. 

Final value

The final value is a sum of the three subcategories.

Other Crops

Data source:FAO New Food Balance Sheets

Data processing: Total Domestic Supply (annual) for each category was divided by the national population. Annual per capita for each category was used for the final value. 

Final value

Value used as is.

Other Deforestation

Data source:Pendrill et al., 2019

Data processing: Calculated at a per-capita rate from forest loss not attributed by Pendrill et al. 2019. 

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