Mexico vs Panama: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Mexico
4.35 tonnes per person
in 2023
Panama
4.38 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mexico rank
62nd
Panama rank
61st

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Mexico
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.38 tonnes per person against 4.35 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 61st of 120 regions.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 4.03 tonnes per person 1.3 tonnes per person 2.73 tonnes per person Mexico
2000s 4.66 tonnes per person 0.7858 tonnes per person 3.87 tonnes per person Mexico
2010s 4.74 tonnes per person 1.9 tonnes per person 2.85 tonnes per person Mexico
2020s 4.22 tonnes per person 4.4 tonnes per person 0.1802 tonnes per person Panama

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?, Mexico or Panama?
Panama, at 4.38 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 Mexico and Panama?
0.03 tonnes per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Mexico ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 61st of 120 regions.
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

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.