Brazil vs Mexico: CO₂ emissions by sector

Brazil
20.42 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
21.83 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
24th
Mexico rank
21st

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 21.83 million tonnes against 20.42 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.41 million tonnes.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 21st of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes.