Mexico vs Romania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mexico
-37.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
-21.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
196th
Romania rank
194th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -21.37 million tonnes against -37.24 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 15.87 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Mexico ranks 196th and Romania ranks 194th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 19.97 million tonnes | 23.24 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 21.02 million tonnes | 22.74 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 22.53 million tonnes | 22.29 million tonnes | 242,710 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1880s | 69.99 million tonnes | 20.62 million tonnes | 49.37 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1890s | 117.42 million tonnes | 19.24 million tonnes | 98.18 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | 104.43 million tonnes | 22.65 million tonnes | 81.78 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 48.93 million tonnes | 13.98 million tonnes | 34.94 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 63.37 million tonnes | 39.11 million tonnes | 24.26 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 76.85 million tonnes | 28.36 million tonnes | 48.49 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 180.17 million tonnes | 21.47 million tonnes | 158.70 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 182.78 million tonnes | 40.16 million tonnes | 142.62 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 75.48 million tonnes | 32.47 million tonnes | 43.01 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 36.74 million tonnes | 16.10 million tonnes | 20.63 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 141.47 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | 130.91 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 156.38 million tonnes | 96,239 tonnes | 156.29 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 85.20 million tonnes | -3.91 million tonnes | 89.11 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19.18 million tonnes | -3.34 million tonnes | 22.51 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | -21.89 million tonnes | -16.56 million tonnes | 5.33 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mexico or Romania?
- Romania, at -21.37 million tonnes against -37.24 million tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mexico and Romania?
- 15.87 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 196th and Romania ranks 194th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.