Mexico vs Turkey: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Mexico
460.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
513.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 513.03 million tonnes against 460.99 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 52.05 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 17,213 tonnes | 205,917 tonnes | 188,703 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 37,989 tonnes | 261,976 tonnes | 223,987 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1880s | 123,445 tonnes | 205,917 tonnes | 82,472 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1890s | 1.75 million tonnes | 432,352 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | 5.75 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 19.13 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 17.82 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 58.03 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 55.78 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 20.70 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | 15.90 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 24.19 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | 17.54 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 41.90 million tonnes | 13.37 million tonnes | 28.52 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 77.46 million tonnes | 27.20 million tonnes | 50.26 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 167.35 million tonnes | 63.63 million tonnes | 103.72 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 292.37 million tonnes | 103.95 million tonnes | 188.42 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 347.03 million tonnes | 185.79 million tonnes | 161.24 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 442.86 million tonnes | 266.27 million tonnes | 176.60 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 478.00 million tonnes | 379.37 million tonnes | 98.62 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 449.76 million tonnes | 463.46 million tonnes | 13.69 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 513.03 million tonnes against 460.99 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Mexico and Turkey?
- 52.05 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th 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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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.