Colombia vs Mexico: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Colombia
2.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
2.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Mexico rank
28th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.73 million tonnes against 2.67 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 66,750 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 53 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -1,482 tonnes | 3.33 tonnes | 1,485 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1860s | 1,544 tonnes | -439.6 tonnes | 1,984 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1870s | 4,775 tonnes | 7,668 tonnes | 2,893 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1880s | 4,805 tonnes | 21,685 tonnes | 16,880 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1890s | -4,220 tonnes | 296,279 tonnes | 300,499 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | -5,249 tonnes | 392,632 tonnes | 397,880 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 10,132 tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 118,237 tonnes | -1.99 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 1930s | 350,405 tonnes | 34,386 tonnes | 316,019 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1940s | 105,713 tonnes | 613,280 tonnes | 507,567 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.02 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.19 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.63 million tonnes | 13.80 million tonnes | 12.17 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 882,760 tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 7.42 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 218,580 tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.65 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | 5.78 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.72 million tonnes | 794,569 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | -1.26 million tonnes | -1.45 million tonnes | 189,140 tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.73 million tonnes against 2.67 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Colombia and Mexico?
- 66,750 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.