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
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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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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-$).