Colombia vs Mexico: Absolute change co2

Colombia
2.67 million
in 2024
Mexico
2.73 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Mexico rank
28th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M185719402024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.73 million against 2.67 million in Colombia, a difference of 66,750.

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 3.33 1,485 Mexico
1860s 1,544 -439.6 1,984 Colombia
1870s 4,775 7,668 2,893 Mexico
1880s 4,805 21,685 16,880 Mexico
1890s -4,220 296,279 300,499 Mexico
1900s -5,249 392,632 397,880 Mexico
1910s 10,132 3.52 million 3.51 million Mexico
1920s 118,237 -1.99 million 2.11 million Colombia
1930s 350,405 34,386 316,019 Colombia
1940s 105,713 613,280 507,567 Mexico
1950s 1.02 million 2.93 million 1.91 million Mexico
1960s 1.19 million 4.39 million 3.20 million Mexico
1970s 1.63 million 13.80 million 12.17 million Mexico
1980s 882,760 8.30 million 7.42 million Mexico
1990s 218,580 6.28 million 6.06 million Mexico
2000s 1.65 million 7.43 million 5.78 million Mexico
2010s 2.72 million 794,569 1.92 million Colombia
2020s -1.26 million -1.45 million 189,140 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.73 million against 2.67 million in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Colombia and Mexico?
66,750, 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 absolute change co2?
Colombia ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed