Mexico vs Romania: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Mexico
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania
3.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
101st
Romania rank
98th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.61 tonnes per person against 3.52 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 101st and Romania ranks 98th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.039 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 0.1121 tonnes per person | 0.0281 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.4127 tonnes per person | 0.2484 tonnes per person | 0.1643 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.3977 tonnes per person | 0.9215 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 0.8864 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 0.7375 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.7139 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.84 tonnes per person | 7.44 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 8.89 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.85 tonnes per person | 5.56 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.21 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | 0.5214 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.99 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 0.1036 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.49 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | 0.2692 tonnes per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Mexico or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.61 tonnes per person against 3.52 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Mexico ranks 101st and Romania ranks 98th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.