China vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
China
-7.0%
in 2024
Mexico
-0.8%
in 2024
China rank
197th
Mexico rank
196th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -0.8% against -7.0% in China, a difference of 6.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
China ranks 197th and Mexico ranks 196th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 16 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.7% | 0.7% | 5.1% | China |
| 1860s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | China |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | China |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% | China |
| 1890s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.1% | China |
| 1900s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 3.2% | China |
| 1910s | 7.8% | 1.1% | 6.7% | China |
| 1920s | 7.3% | 1.2% | 6.0% | China |
| 1930s | 9.7% | 1.4% | 8.3% | China |
| 1940s | 13.1% | 3.1% | 10.0% | China |
| 1950s | 13.6% | 2.4% | 11.3% | China |
| 1960s | 15.5% | 1.1% | 14.4% | China |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 0.6% | 20.5% | China |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 2.3% | 12.1% | China |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 2.5% | 10.9% | China |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 1.4% | 5.3% | China |
| 2010s | -1.6% | 0.3% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | -6.4% | -0.5% | 5.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, China or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -0.8% against -7.0% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and Mexico?
- 6.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 197th and Mexico ranks 196th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.