Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Mexico
2.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.73 million tonnes against 1.66 million tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.07 million tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.09 million tonnes | 47,589 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.39 million tonnes | 225,995 tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 13.80 million tonnes | -53,467 tonnes | 13.85 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 8.30 million tonnes | -36,089 tonnes | 8.34 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.28 million tonnes | 496,186 tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 7.43 million tonnes | 419,111 tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 794,569 tonnes | 853,311 tonnes | 58,742 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -1.45 million tonnes | -56,008 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Mexico, at 2.73 million tonnes against 1.66 million tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 1.07 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Mexico ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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.