Mexico vs Singapore: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Mexico
2.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Singapore
2.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
28th
Singapore rank
26th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Mexico
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.85 million tonnes against 2.73 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 118,050 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.09 million tonnes | -12,768 tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.39 million tonnes | 508,931 tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 13.80 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 10.95 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 8.30 million tonnes | 558,400 tonnes | 7.75 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.28 million tonnes | 819,640 tonnes | 5.46 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 7.43 million tonnes | -840,022 tonnes | 8.27 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 794,569 tonnes | 820,000 tonnes | 25,431 tonnes | Singapore |
| 2020s | -1.45 million tonnes | 983,890 tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Mexico or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.85 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 Mexico and Singapore?
- 118,050 tonnes, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Singapore rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Mexico ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 26th 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.