Australia vs Mexico: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Australia
0.6%
in 2024
Mexico
0.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
147th
Mexico rank
149th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 70 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 147th and Mexico ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.7% | 18.3% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1860s | 13.0% | 32.5% | 19.5% | Mexico |
| 1870s | 6.0% | 44.3% | 38.3% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 9.6% | 18.9% | 9.3% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 32.4% | 28.4% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 5.7% | 8.4% | 2.7% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 4.8% | 21.1% | 16.3% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 2.3% | -2.4% | 4.7% | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 0.6% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 5.7% | 7.4% | 1.7% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 9.0% | 5.4% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | -1.4% | -0.2% | 1.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Australia or Mexico?
- Australia, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 147th and Mexico ranks 149th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.