Mexico vs Turkey: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Mexico
474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Turkey
474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Mexico rank
107th
Turkey rank
105th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mexico, a difference of 0.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 107th and Turkey ranks 105th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 547.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 556.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 8.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Turkey |
| 2010s | 535.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 526.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 9.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Mexico |
| 2020s | 475.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 484.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 9.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Mexico ranks 107th and Turkey ranks 105th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.