Iran vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Iran

21.81 billion tonnes

in 2024

Mexico

22.02 billion tonnes

in 2024

Iran rank

15th

Mexico rank

14th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

Mexico currently reports 22.02 billion tonnes against 21.81 billion tonnes in Iran, a difference of 205.30 million tonnes.

Across all 115 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.