Greece vs Mexico: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Greece
0.2183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mexico
0.2232 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Greece rank
67th
Mexico rank
65th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Greece
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ in Greece, a difference of 0.0049 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 65th of 164 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Mexico Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0284 kilograms per international-$ 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ 0.0274 kilograms per international-$ Greece
1890s 0.0335 kilograms per international-$ 0.0936 kilograms per international-$ 0.06 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1900s 0.0344 kilograms per international-$ 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ 0.159 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1910s 0.0308 kilograms per international-$ 0.6091 kilograms per international-$ 0.5782 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1920s 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ 1.46 kilograms per international-$ 1.38 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1930s 0.1016 kilograms per international-$ 0.4844 kilograms per international-$ 0.3828 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1940s 0.0202 kilograms per international-$ 0.349 kilograms per international-$ 0.3288 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1950s 0.184 kilograms per international-$ 0.3176 kilograms per international-$ 0.1336 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1960s 0.2592 kilograms per international-$ 0.3099 kilograms per international-$ 0.0507 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1970s 0.3387 kilograms per international-$ 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ 0.01 kilograms per international-$ Mexico
1980s 0.399 kilograms per international-$ 0.3978 kilograms per international-$ 0.0013 kilograms per international-$ Greece
1990s 0.4896 kilograms per international-$ 0.3598 kilograms per international-$ 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ Greece
2000s 0.3977 kilograms per international-$ 0.3148 kilograms per international-$ 0.0829 kilograms per international-$ Greece
2010s 0.3182 kilograms per international-$ 0.2561 kilograms per international-$ 0.062 kilograms per international-$ Greece
2020s 0.2304 kilograms per international-$ 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ 0.0044 kilograms per international-$ Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Greece or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Greece and Mexico?
0.0049 kilograms per international-$, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mexico?
128 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do Greece and Mexico rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Greece ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 65th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).