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Carbon intensity of the economy — Mexico

Carbon intensity of the economy in Mexico in 2022 — 0.223 kg/$. Ranked 100 in the world out of 164. Since 1870, the indicator has risen by 22,200%.

2022 0.223 kg/$ −1.33% vs 2021
World rank 100of 164
Period maximum 2.414 kg/$1921
Period minimum 0.001 kg/$1870

Trend over time

1870–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Mexico, 1870–20220123187018861902191819341950196619821998201420221870: 0.001 kg/$1896: 0.072 kg/$1899: 0.133 kg/$1902: 0.183 kg/$1905: 0.197 kg/$1908: 0.218 kg/$1911: 0.346 kg/$1914: 0.397 kg/$1917: 0.829 kg/$1920: 2.042 kg/$1923: 1.829 kg/$1926: 1.017 kg/$1929: 0.55 kg/$1932: 0.486 kg/$1935: 0.502 kg/$1938: 0.501 kg/$1941: 0.396 kg/$1944: 0.297 kg/$1947: 0.372 kg/$1950: 0.305 kg/$1953: 0.328 kg/$1956: 0.295 kg/$1959: 0.347 kg/$1962: 0.318 kg/$1965: 0.29 kg/$1968: 0.295 kg/$1971: 0.336 kg/$1974: 0.335 kg/$1977: 0.369 kg/$1980: 0.394 kg/$1983: 0.392 kg/$1986: 0.403 kg/$1989: 0.413 kg/$1992: 0.369 kg/$1995: 0.361 kg/$1998: 0.345 kg/$2001: 0.326 kg/$2004: 0.319 kg/$2007: 0.301 kg/$2010: 0.279 kg/$2013: 0.275 kg/$2016: 0.244 kg/$2019: 0.229 kg/$2022: 0.223 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.222 (+22,200%) Average annual rate: 3.62 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mexico 0.223 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Central America computed 0.206 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.223 −0.003 −1.33%
2021 0.226 −0.002 −0.88%
2020 0.228 −0.001 −0.44%
2019 0.229 +0.001 +0.44%
2018 0.228 −0.003 −1.3%
2017 0.231 −0.013 −5.33%
2016 0.244 −0.006 −2.4%
2015 0.25 −0.011 −4.21%
2014 0.261 −0.014 −5.09%
2013 0.275 −0.008 −2.83%
2012 0.283 +0.001 +0.35%
2011 0.282 +0.003 +1.08%
2010 0.279 −0.019 −6.38%
2009 0.298 +0.004 +1.36%
2008 0.294 −0.007 −2.33%
2007 0.301 −0.013 −4.14%
2006 0.314 −0.011 −3.38%
2005 0.325 +0.006 +1.88%
2004 0.319 −0.015 −4.49%
2003 0.334 +0.012 +3.73%
2002 0.322 −0.004 −1.23%
2001 0.326 +0.011 +3.49%
2000 0.315 −0.019 −5.69%
1999 0.334 −0.011 −3.19%
1998 0.345 −0.002 −0.58%
1997 0.347 −0.005 −1.42%
1996 0.352 −0.009 −2.49%
1995 0.361 +0 +0%
1994 0.361 −0.004 −1.1%
1993 0.365 −0.004 −1.08%
1992 0.369 −0.012 −3.15%
1991 0.381 −0.004 −1.04%
1990 0.385 −0.028 −6.78%
1989 0.413 +0.007 +1.72%
1988 0.406 −0.006 −1.46%
1987 0.412 +0.009 +2.23%
1986 0.403 +0.021 +5.5%
1985 0.382 +0.005 +1.33%
1984 0.377 −0.015 −3.83%
1983 0.392 −0.022 −5.31%
1982 0.414 +0.029 +7.53%
1981 0.385 −0.009 −2.28%
1980 0.394 +0.008 +2.07%
1979 0.386 −0.005 −1.28%
1978 0.391 +0.022 +5.96%
1977 0.369 +0.006 +1.65%
1976 0.363 +0.025 +7.4%
1975 0.338 +0.003 +0.9%
1974 0.335 +0.006 +1.82%
1973 0.329 +0.003 +0.92%
1972 0.326 −0.01 −2.98%
1971 0.336 +0.022 +7.01%
1970 0.314 +0.012 +3.97%
1969 0.302 +0.007 +2.37%
1968 0.295 −0.011 −3.59%
1967 0.306 +0.014 +4.79%
1966 0.292 +0.002 +0.69%
1965 0.29 −0.015 −4.92%
1964 0.305 +0 +0%
1963 0.305 −0.013 −4.09%
1962 0.318 −0.023 −6.74%
1961 0.341 −0.005 −1.45%
1960 0.346 −0.001 −0.29%
1959 0.347 +0.015 +4.52%
1958 0.332 +0.012 +3.75%
1957 0.32 +0.025 +8.47%
1956 0.295 −0.002 −0.67%
1955 0.297 +0.002 +0.68%
1954 0.295 −0.033 −10.06%
1953 0.328 −0.005 −1.5%
1952 0.333 +0.009 +2.78%
1951 0.324 +0.019 +6.23%
1950 0.305 −0.027 −8.13%
1949 0.332 −0.038 −10.27%
1948 0.37 −0.002 −0.54%
1947 0.372 +0.036 +10.71%
1946 0.336 +0.017 +5.33%
1945 0.319 +0.022 +7.41%
1944 0.297 −0.008 −2.62%
1943 0.305 −0.01 −3.17%
1942 0.315 −0.081 −20.45%
1941 0.396 −0.052 −11.61%
1940 0.448 +0.005 +1.13%
1939 0.443 −0.058 −11.58%
1938 0.501 −0.022 −4.21%
1937 0.523 +0.046 +9.64%
1936 0.477 −0.025 −4.98%
1935 0.502 +0.027 +5.68%
1934 0.475 +0.005 +1.06%
1933 0.47 −0.016 −3.29%
1932 0.486 +0.058 +13.55%
1931 0.428 −0.112 −20.74%
1930 0.54 −0.01 −1.82%
1929 0.55 −0.024 −4.18%
1928 0.574 −0.202 −26.03%
1927 0.776 −0.241 −23.7%
1926 1.017 −0.357 −25.98%
1925 1.374 −0.376 −21.49%
1924 1.75 −0.079 −4.32%
1923 1.829 −0.403 −18.06%
1922 2.232 −0.182 −7.54%
1921 2.414 +0.372 +18.22%
1920 2.042 +0.858 +72.47%
1919 1.184 +0.243 +25.82%
1918 0.941 +0.112 +13.51%
1917 0.829 +0.251 +43.43%
1916 0.578 +0.044 +8.24%
1915 0.534 +0.137 +34.51%
1914 0.397 −0.056 −12.36%
1913 0.453 +0.112 +32.84%
1912 0.341 −0.005 −1.45%
1911 0.346 +0.127 +57.99%
1910 0.219 +0.005 +2.34%
1909 0.214 −0.004 −1.83%
1908 0.218 +0 +0%
1907 0.218 +0.009 +4.31%
1906 0.209 +0.012 +6.09%
1905 0.197 −0.007 −3.43%
1904 0.204 +0.01 +5.15%
1903 0.194 +0.011 +6.01%
1902 0.183 +0.027 +17.31%
1901 0.156 +0.015 +10.64%
1900 0.141 +0.008 +6.02%
1899 0.133 +0.032 +31.68%
1898 0.101 +0.006 +6.32%
1897 0.095 +0.023 +31.94%
1896 0.072 +0.004 +5.88%
1895 0.068 — —
1890 0.025 — —
1870 0.001 — —

Central America, 2022

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

CR Costa Rica 0.1 PA Panama 0.124 GT Guatemala 0.129 SV El Salvador 0.134 NI Nicaragua 0.157 MX Mexico 0.223 HN Honduras 0.236
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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