Iran vs Mexico: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Iran
2.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
2.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
25th
Mexico rank
28th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Iran
- Mexico
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.96 million tonnes against 2.73 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 221,540 tonnes.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 7 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 523,036 tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes | -1.99 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1930s | 1.30 million tonnes | 34,386 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1940s | -2.19 million tonnes | 613,280 tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.74 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 5.75 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 8.01 million tonnes | 13.80 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.80 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 18.33 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 12.05 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 16.90 million tonnes | 7.43 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 18.39 million tonnes | 794,569 tonnes | 17.59 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 13.07 million tonnes | -1.45 million tonnes | 14.52 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Iran or Mexico?
- Iran, at 2.96 million tonnes against 2.73 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Iran and Mexico?
- 221,540 tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mexico?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Mexico rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Iran ranks 25th 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.