CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Mexico

CO2 emissions per capita in Mexico in 2024 — 3.52 t/person. Ranked 113 in the world out of 213. Since 1856, the indicator has risen by 352,200%.

2024 3.52 t/person −0.25% vs 2023
World rank 113of 213
Period maximum 6.22 t/person1921
Period minimum 0 t/person1869

Trend over time

1856–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Mexico, 1856–202402468185618731890190719241941195819751992200920241856: 0 t/person1859: 0 t/person1862: 0 t/person1865: 0 t/person1868: 0 t/person1871: 0 t/person1874: 0 t/person1877: 0.01 t/person1880: 0.01 t/person1883: 0.01 t/person1886: 0.01 t/person1889: 0.03 t/person1892: 0.14 t/person1895: 0.12 t/person1898: 0.2 t/person1901: 0.31 t/person1904: 0.42 t/person1907: 0.5 t/person1910: 0.51 t/person1913: 0.94 t/person1916: 1.27 t/person1919: 2.92 t/person1922: 5.82 t/person1925: 3.71 t/person1928: 1.51 t/person1931: 1 t/person1934: 1.07 t/person1937: 1.34 t/person1940: 1.17 t/person1943: 0.88 t/person1946: 1.06 t/person1949: 1.08 t/person1952: 1.28 t/person1955: 1.25 t/person1958: 1.56 t/person1961: 1.72 t/person1964: 1.78 t/person1967: 1.95 t/person1970: 2.24 t/person1973: 2.59 t/person1976: 3.03 t/person1979: 3.66 t/person1982: 4.31 t/person1985: 3.83 t/person1988: 3.83 t/person1991: 3.91 t/person1994: 3.94 t/person1997: 3.86 t/person2000: 3.97 t/person2003: 4.23 t/person2006: 4.42 t/person2009: 4.11 t/person2012: 4.29 t/person2015: 3.96 t/person2018: 3.76 t/person2021: 3.5 t/person2024: 3.52 t/person
Change over the period: +3.52 (+352,200%) Average annual rate: 4.98 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mexico

Mexico 3.52 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
Latin America & Caribbean computed 2.66 t/person
Central America computed 2.89 t/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.34 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 3.52 −0.01 −0.25%
2023 3.53 +0 +0.11%
2022 3.53 +0.03 +0.77%
2021 3.5 +0.12 +3.49%
2020 3.38 −0.34 −9.13%
2019 3.72 −0.04 −0.98%
2018 3.76 −0 −0.08%
2017 3.76 −0.15 −3.93%
2016 3.92 −0.04 −1.09%
2015 3.96 −0.08 −2%
2014 4.04 −0.15 −3.46%
2013 4.19 −0.11 −2.49%
2012 4.29 +0.1 +2.36%
2011 4.19 +0.18 +4.41%
2010 4.02 −0.09 −2.26%
2009 4.11 −0.18 −4.08%
2008 4.29 −0.07 −1.58%
2007 4.35 −0.07 −1.58%
2006 4.42 +0.04 +1%
2005 4.38 +0.18 +4.26%
2004 4.2 −0.03 −0.78%
2003 4.23 +0.19 +4.8%
2002 4.04 −0.03 −0.76%
2001 4.07 +0.1 +2.57%
2000 3.97 −0.01 −0.15%
1999 3.98 −0.01 −0.3%
1998 3.99 +0.13 +3.42%
1997 3.86 +0.16 +4.36%
1996 3.69 +0.05 +1.43%
1995 3.64 −0.3 −7.52%
1994 3.94 +0.09 +2.21%
1993 3.85 −0.01 −0.28%
1992 3.86 −0.04 −1.1%
1991 3.91 +0.08 +2.14%
1990 3.83 −0.15 −3.85%
1989 3.98 +0.15 +3.81%
1988 3.83 −0.08 −2.1%
1987 3.91 +0.09 +2.22%
1986 3.83 +0 +0.05%
1985 3.83 +0.07 +1.75%
1984 3.76 −0.09 −2.44%
1983 3.86 −0.46 −10.62%
1982 4.31 +0.2 +4.79%
1981 4.12 +0.14 +3.5%
1980 3.98 +0.32 +8.72%
1979 3.66 +0.19 +5.39%
1978 3.47 +0.38 +12.44%
1977 3.09 +0.06 +1.91%
1976 3.03 +0.25 +8.88%
1975 2.78 +0.08 +3.08%
1974 2.7 +0.11 +4.29%
1973 2.59 +0.14 +5.72%
1972 2.45 +0.04 +1.7%
1971 2.41 +0.17 +7.36%
1970 2.24 +0.17 +8.05%
1969 2.08 +0.11 +5.33%
1968 1.97 +0.02 +0.97%
1967 1.95 +0.14 +7.73%
1966 1.81 +0.07 +4.02%
1965 1.74 −0.03 −1.97%
1964 1.78 +0.14 +8.29%
1963 1.64 +0.01 +0.68%
1962 1.63 −0.09 −5.4%
1961 1.72 +0 +0.29%
1960 1.72 +0.08 +4.95%
1959 1.64 +0.07 +4.74%
1958 1.56 +0.09 +6.4%
1957 1.47 +0.18 +13.53%
1956 1.29 +0.04 +3.19%
1955 1.25 +0.07 +6.28%
1954 1.18 −0.05 −3.99%
1953 1.23 −0.05 −3.99%
1952 1.28 +0.05 +3.81%
1951 1.23 +0.13 +11.39%
1950 1.11 +0.02 +2.12%
1949 1.08 −0.1 −8.22%
1948 1.18 +0.01 +0.6%
1947 1.17 +0.11 +10.76%
1946 1.06 +0.09 +8.84%
1945 0.97 +0.08 +8.59%
1944 0.9 +0.02 +2.17%
1943 0.88 −0.03 −2.88%
1942 0.9 −0.2 −18.35%
1941 1.11 −0.06 −5.47%
1940 1.17 +0 +0%
1939 1.17 −0.11 −8.67%
1938 1.28 −0.06 −4.26%
1937 1.34 +0.14 +11.22%
1936 1.2 +0.01 +0.84%
1935 1.19 +0.13 +11.7%
1934 1.07 +0.06 +6.27%
1933 1.01 +0.06 +6.12%
1932 0.95 −0.05 −5.21%
1931 1 −0.24 −19.5%
1930 1.24 −0.13 −9.28%
1929 1.37 −0.14 −9.4%
1928 1.51 −0.55 −26.63%
1927 2.06 −0.81 −28.24%
1926 2.87 −0.84 −22.61%
1925 3.71 −0.8 −17.75%
1924 4.51 −0.36 −7.32%
1923 4.86 −0.96 −16.43%
1922 5.82 −0.4 −6.43%
1921 6.22 +0.89 +16.73%
1920 5.33 +2.41 +82.37%
1919 2.92 +0.68 +30.46%
1918 2.24 +0.34 +17.97%
1917 1.9 +0.63 +49.45%
1916 1.27 +0.18 +16.84%
1915 1.09 +0.27 +32.4%
1914 0.82 −0.11 −12.19%
1913 0.94 +0.19 +25.17%
1912 0.75 −0.02 −2.48%
1911 0.77 +0.26 +50.79%
1910 0.51 +0.01 +2.01%
1909 0.5 +0 +0.2%
1908 0.5 −0.01 −1.39%
1907 0.5 +0.05 +9.8%
1906 0.46 +0.02 +3.85%
1905 0.44 +0.02 +5.49%
1904 0.42 +0.03 +6.35%
1903 0.39 +0.06 +16.91%
1902 0.34 +0.02 +7.67%
1901 0.31 +0.05 +18.56%
1900 0.26 +0.02 +6.02%
1899 0.25 +0.05 +22.66%
1898 0.2 +0.02 +12.15%
1897 0.18 +0.05 +38.17%
1896 0.13 +0.01 +7.38%
1895 0.12 −0.01 −4.69%
1894 0.13 +0.01 +8.47%
1893 0.12 −0.02 −13.87%
1892 0.14 +0.04 +45.74%
1891 0.09 +0.05 +135%
1890 0.04 +0.01 +53.85%
1889 0.03 +0 +23.81%
1888 0.02 +0.01 +31.25%
1887 0.02 +0.01 +100%
1886 0.01 +0 +33.33%
1885 0.01 −0 −14.29%
1884 0.01 −0 −12.5%
1883 0.01 +0 +0%
1882 0.01 +0 +33.33%
1881 0.01 −0 −33.33%
1880 0.01 +0 +12.5%
1879 0.01 +0 +33.33%
1878 0.01 +0 +20%
1877 0.01 +0 +25%
1876 0 +0 +0%
1875 0 +0 +0%
1874 0 +0 +0%
1873 0 +0 +33.33%
1872 0 +0 +200%
1871 0 +0 +0%
1870 0 +0
1869 0 −0 −100%
1868 0 −0 −50%
1867 0 −0 −50%
1866 0 +0 +100%
1865 0 +0 +100%
1864 0 −0 −50%
1863 0 −0 −50%
1862 0 +0 +300%
1861 0 +0 +0%
1860 0 +0 +0%
1859 0 −0 −50%
1858 0 +0 +100%
1857 0 +0 +0%
1856 0

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.