Mexico vs Taiwan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Mexico
0.2232 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Taiwan
0.2196 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mexico rank
65th
Taiwan rank
66th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0036 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 65th and Taiwan ranks 66th of 164 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.1991 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1166 kilograms per international-$ | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.5822 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2615 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3207 kilograms per international-$ | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1.46 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9186 kilograms per international-$ | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.4844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4331 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0513 kilograms per international-$ | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.4478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2202 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.3176 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.117 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.3099 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5013 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1914 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.155 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.3978 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.015 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.3598 kilograms per international-$ | 0.381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0211 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.3148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.056 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.2561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0289 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2303 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0044 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Mexico or Taiwan?
- Mexico, at 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ in Taiwan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Mexico and Taiwan?
- 0.0036 kilograms per international-$, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Taiwan?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Taiwan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 65th and Taiwan ranks 66th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).