Chile vs Mexico: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Chile
4.48 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mexico
4.35 tonnes per person
in 2023
Chile rank
59th
Mexico rank
62nd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.48 tonnes per person against 4.35 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Chile ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 0.7644 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.95 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 0.2169 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 0.3273 tonnes per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Chile or Mexico?
- Chile, at 4.48 tonnes per person against 4.35 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Chile and Mexico?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Chile ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.