Chile vs Mexico: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Chile
4.48 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mexico
4.35 tonnes per person
in 2023
Chile rank
59th
Mexico rank
62nd
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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.