Mexico vs Panama: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Mexico
4.35 tonnes per person
in 2023
Panama
4.38 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mexico rank
62nd
Panama rank
61st
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Mexico
- Panama
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 countries.
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Mexico ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 61st 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.