Brazil vs Mexico: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Brazil
483.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
460.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
13th
Mexico rank
14th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
0200.0M400.0M600.0M185619402024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 483.01 million tonnes against 460.99 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 22.02 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Mexico in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1850s 288,376 tonnes 9,688 tonnes 278,687 tonnes Brazil
1860s 523,599 tonnes 16,329 tonnes 507,270 tonnes Brazil
1870s 884,500 tonnes 37,989 tonnes 846,510 tonnes Brazil
1880s 1.23 million tonnes 123,445 tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Brazil
1890s 2.30 million tonnes 1.75 million tonnes 554,144 tonnes Brazil
1900s 2.96 million tonnes 5.75 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes Mexico
1910s 4.06 million tonnes 19.13 million tonnes 15.07 million tonnes Mexico
1920s 5.03 million tonnes 58.03 million tonnes 53.00 million tonnes Mexico
1930s 5.62 million tonnes 20.70 million tonnes 15.08 million tonnes Mexico
1940s 6.86 million tonnes 24.19 million tonnes 17.33 million tonnes Mexico
1950s 30.58 million tonnes 41.90 million tonnes 11.31 million tonnes Mexico
1960s 60.95 million tonnes 77.46 million tonnes 16.51 million tonnes Mexico
1970s 141.67 million tonnes 167.35 million tonnes 25.68 million tonnes Mexico
1980s 186.50 million tonnes 292.37 million tonnes 105.87 million tonnes Mexico
1990s 268.95 million tonnes 347.03 million tonnes 78.08 million tonnes Mexico
2000s 366.64 million tonnes 442.86 million tonnes 76.22 million tonnes Mexico
2010s 495.82 million tonnes 478.00 million tonnes 17.83 million tonnes Brazil
2020s 478.32 million tonnes 449.76 million tonnes 28.56 million tonnes Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Brazil or Mexico?
Brazil, at 483.01 million tonnes against 460.99 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Brazil and Mexico?
22.02 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
Brazil ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
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
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (COβ‚‚), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.