Mexico vs Romania: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Mexico
4.35 tonnes per person
in 2023
Romania
4.09 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mexico rank
62nd
Romania rank
64th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Romania
02468199020062023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.35 tonnes per person against 4.09 tonnes per person in Romania, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per person.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Mexico ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 64th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 4.03 tonnes per person 4.73 tonnes per person 0.6967 tonnes per person Romania
2000s 4.7 tonnes per person 4.73 tonnes per person 0.0285 tonnes per person Romania
2010s 4.74 tonnes per person 4.24 tonnes per person 0.4951 tonnes per person Mexico
2020s 4.22 tonnes per person 4.27 tonnes per person 0.0552 tonnes per person Romania

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, Mexico or Romania?
Mexico, at 4.35 tonnes per person against 4.09 tonnes per person in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Mexico and Romania?
0.26 tonnes per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Mexico ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 64th 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

Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
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.