Iran vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Iran

862.37 million tonnes

in 2024

Mexico

740.64 million tonnes

in 2024

Iran rank

11th

Mexico rank

14th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

Iran currently reports 862.37 million tonnes against 740.64 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 121.72 million tonnes.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Mexico ahead.

Iran ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 14th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
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: 211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.