South Korea vs Mexico: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement

South Korea
20.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
19.05 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
12th
Mexico rank
14th

Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • South Korea
  • Mexico
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 20.57 million tonnes against 19.05 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 1.52 million tonnes.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Mexico ahead.

South Korea ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 14th of 211 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.